Snow Feinan Li
Snow Feinan Li is a Shanghai and Abu Dhabi based Chinese investor and holds executive and board positions across more than 30 companies and investment groups. She is also a contemporary art collector and the first individual donor to Louvre Abu Dhabi.
Career
Snow Feinan Li is the Chairperson of SABA Investment, a single-family investment firm headquartered in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai. The firm primarily invests across four sectors including frontier technologies, advanced industrial manufacturing, strategic mineral resources, and the energy transition with activities spanning the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.
She also serves as Executive Chair and Board Member of QingSong Capital, focusing on investments in Chinese companies pursuing IPOs in China. In addition, she is Vice Chair and Group Board Member of MT Group as well as Zhen Shen Insulation Technology Group. The MT Group is notable for its investments in oil and gas value-chain manufacturing and operates an integrated supply chain in Abu Dhabi. This is the largest and most advanced valve manufacturing facility in the MENA region. As of 2026, the company is expanding its operations in Abu Dhabi, with its third phase launched at the Make it in the Emirates event in May 2026.
Snow Feinan Li is also a Group Board Member of Shanghai Great Power Nickel & Cobalt Materials Group and sits on the board of StarTop Era Aviation. In addition, she is a board member and investor in more than 30 Chinese growth-stage companies.
Art collection
Snow Feinan Li began collecting art in the mid-2000s, building a collection that includes works by renowned artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Annette Messager, Frank West, Anish Kapoor, Ben Vautier, Otobong Nkanga, Oroma Elewa, Shadi Habib Allah, Beate Kuhn, Baya Mahieddine, and the collective trio Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh, and Hesam Rahmanian, as well as major Chinese artists including Zhou Chunya, among others.
Snow Feinan Li is now a renowned contemporary art collector known for her collection named The Snow Feinan Li Private Collection. She is a patron of "Artists of Our Time" as well as a supporter of major cultural institutions in China and the Middle East. Her collecting philosophy focuses on supporting contemporary artists whose work engages with present-day cultural and social themes.
As an art patron, she is notable for her cultural and social contribution, including support for contemporary artists, engagement with Abu Dhabi’s cultural ecosystem, and contributions to public art institutions. She is notably the first individual donor to the Louvre Abu Dhabi. A related donation ceremony was attended by representatives including Zhang Yiming, former ambassador of China to the United Arab Emirates; Nicolas Niemtchinow, ambassador of France to the UAE; and officials from the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi and the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
Snow Feinan Li has been featured and interviewed by international publications including Tatler Asia, Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, Art Day Middle East, among many others.