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About
Responsible for all aspects of ESO Fund's investment process. He previously worked in venture debt at Western Technology Investment, private equity secondaries at Saints Capital, venture capital at H&Q Asia Pacific, and investment banking at Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns. He holds BS and MBA degrees from The Wharton School.
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Experience
- Employee Stock Option Fund | ESO Secondary FundPartnercurrent2012 — presentSan Mateo, CA
- Western Technology InvestmentPrincipal2008 — 2011Portola Valley, CA
- Saints CapitalVice President2005 — 2008San Francisco, CA
- H&Q Asia PacificInvestment Manager2000 — 2005Palo Alto, CA
- Lehman BrothersFinancial Analyst1995 — 1998New York, NY & London, England
Skills & more
Strategy9Venture Capital36Start-ups27Investments15Finance15Private Equity18Mutual Funds2Valuation3Growth Capital1Corporate Development2Due Diligence3Financial Modeling4
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Colleagues at Employee Stock Option Fund
Andrew Moeckel
Investor at Employee Stock Option Fund
August Zhang
Investor at Employee Stock Option Fund
Bill Yu
Investor at Employee Stock Option Fund
Chris Lu
Investor at Employee Stock Option Fund
Connie Sprague
Accounting at Employee Stock Option Fund
James D. Lackie
General Partner at ESO Venture
Jimmy Lackie
Co-Founder at Employee Stock Option Fund
Jordan Long
Marketing at Employee Stock Option Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tony Tsao?
- Responsible for all aspects of ESO Fund's investment process. He previously worked in venture debt at Western Technology Investment, private equity secondaries at Saints Capital, venture capital at H&Q Asia Pacific, and investment banking at Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns. He holds BS and MBA degrees from The Wharton School.
- Where does Tony Tsao work?
- Tony Tsao is Investment Lead at Employee Stock Option Fund.
- Where did Tony Tsao go to school?
- Tony Tsao studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Science (BS)).
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