Wang Chao Yong

As the Chairman of Origo and its Investment Committe, Mr. Wang provides expert advise and governance to the company's investment decisions. A Chinese citizen, Mr. Wang is the founding partner and CEO of ChinaEquity, a China-based independent venture capital and merchant banking firm which focuses on the technology, media and telecommunications sectors. Before founding ChinaEquity in 1999, Mr. Wang had spent 12 years in the investment banking and financial services industry with Chase, Standard & Poors, Morgan Stanley and the China Development Bank. During that time, he headed Morgan Stanley's Beijing operation for three years. Mr. Wang has won several venture capital awards in China, acts as an advisor to several government funds and organizations and has served as a founding member of the Board of Governors and the Secretary General of China Venture Capital Association. He is the Co-Chairman of China Team, the first Chinese competition team of The America's Cup.