PAIA June In-Person Networking Event

Event Details

Join us on June 1 as we discuss the recent Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) events and general macroeconomic implications in the credit and special situation spaces. Joining us to lead the discussion will be Nina Tao. Nina's expertise in credit and special situation investments stems from time at Merrill Lynch, Invesco, Deutsche Bank, Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), and Mount Kellett Capital. We're looking forward to her dissecting the SVB case and discussing further implications.

Presenter

Nina Tao

Nina Tao was born in Taiwan and grew up in South East Asia (Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines) as a diplomat kid. She moved to New York at the age of 13, attended Stuyvesant High School. She did her undergrad at University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) and went on to obtain an MBA from Harvard Business School. She has lived in Asia (Tokyo, Hong Kong, Taipei, Beijing) for the 17 years and now resides in New York City. Nina Tao is a seasoned investment executive with decades of experience in investing in various asset classes (venture capital, private equity, private credit), having managed a $1billion+ portfolio. She currently heads investments at a private family firm, Vanguard Infinity. In her prior roles, Ms Tao has led Asia private credit investments, CPPIB (Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board) and was also Head of Transactions for Asia at Mount Kellett Capital, a global multi strategy fund. Her experience also includes proprietary investing for Deutsche Bank and venture capital/private equity for Invesco (Amvescap). Ms Tao started her career in Bankers Trust in risk management and later at Merrill Lynch where she focused on MBS/ABS and structured finance. Nina Tao  is a board member of the  Asian Alumni Association.  She also enjoys “acting” as an ad hoc hobby having appeared as a principal actor in ads for American Airlines and more recently in a music video by Taiwan artist Winter K.

Event Pricing

PAIA Member Price = FREE

If you're interested in an annual PAIA membership, please go to: https://www.portlandaia.org/membership-details 

One-time event registration fee for non-PAIA members is otherwise = $30

*If this is your first ever PAIA event and you're interested in exploring a future annual membership, your first event is free! Please register for $0.00 for this event and we hope you'll consider a future annual membership.