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Tom is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and investor.

As a co-founder, Tom has grown Gobi Partners from its original base in Shanghai to a regional firm with 15 locations across Asia. He has over 30 years of experience in venture capital, operations, fund management, and investment banking. He has invested in 300+ startups, achieved 50+ exits, and returned US$500 M+ to investors. He was named as one of China’s Top Venture Capitalists from 2013 – 2017. Tom was a first-round investor in Airwallex, Dianwoda, Teambition, Tuniu, UR, and WaveOptics. Tom also led the team that manages the Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund, which has invested in companies like AutoX, DayDayCook, GoGoX, Prenetics, and WeLab. Tom gained valuable operating experience when he was the CEO of DMG, China’s largest subway digital network operator, and the CSO for Seapower Financial Services Group. In 2015, Tom relocated his family to Kuala Lumpur from Shanghai to help accelerate Gobi’s expansion in Southeast Asia. Since then, Gobi has invested into a regional portfolio of 70+ startups and 20+ exits.

Tom is the Chairman of the U.S. Presidential Scholars Foundation, the founder & director of Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) of China and, a board member of Endeavor Malaysia. He also advises the Malaysia Innovation Policy Council and a committee member to the Malaysia Co-Investment Fund (MyCIF) under the Securities Commission.