Charles Liu, Founder & Managing Partner, Hao Capital
Mr. Liu Yang Sheng is the founder and Chairman of HAO Capital, a private equity firm investing in growth companies in China with over $700 million dollars under management.
Mr. Liu also served on the Board of Directors of Applied Materials Inc., one of the first Chinese nationals to serve on the Board of Directors of a Fortune 500 company, and Chaired its Investment Committee, which led over US$ several billion in M&A activities.
Born in Taiwan, Mr. Liu graduated from Princeton University with a B.A in Economics in 1972 and attended the Juris Doctor Program of New York University School of Law. He relinquished his Taiwan passport and U.S. Permanent Residency in 1975 to adopt the nationality and passport of the People’s Republic of China.
Prior to forming HAO Capital, Mr. Liu was Managing Director of Lazard Asia for China from 1993-1999. From 1975 to 1991, he served in various capacities in the United Nations system of organizations, principally as negotiation secretary on economic matters.