Finian Tan

Dr. Finian Tan
Residence Sentosa Cove, Singapore[1]
Education
Occupation Venture capitalist, entrepreneur
Children 4

Dr.Finian Tan is a venture capitalist[5] and entrepreneur. He is chairman of Vickers Venture Partners.[1][3] Dr.Tan was asked to be a judge on the Singapore reality program Angel's Gate.[6]

Career

Dr.Tan served two and a half years in the Singaporean Armed Forces. He was placed in the Armed Forces Counseling Center to counsel his peers.[2]

He became chief trader for Shell Japan, and then worked for J Aron & Co., a Goldman Sachs company.[2] In 1996, Dr. Tan earned his qualification to work for elite public service posts in Singapore, and became deputy secretary of the Ministry of Trade and Industry.[1][3][4] After that, he worked as deputy chairman of the National Science & Technology Board. In 2000, Tan became a partner at Draper Fisher, a venture capital firm.[2][7] Dr. Tan later became head of Credit Suisse First Boston group of banks in Singapore and Malaysia.[8]

In 2004, he and three partners founded Vickers Capital Group.[1][2] Vickers invests in companies including United Eagle Airlines, Asian Food Channel and Vitamin Research Asia Pacific.[4] Also in 2004, Dr. Tan became co-chairman of the organizational committee of a campaign called "Romancing Singapore". The campaign was aimed at raising reproduction rates in Singapore by making the country more romantic.[9]

In 2011, Dr. Tan was asked to be a judge on the Singapore reality program Angel's Gate, a reality TV series where entrepreneurs attempt to earn investment offers produced by Interactive SG.[6][10]

Other activities

Dr. Tan was the chairman of the investment review committee of the Media Development Authority in Singapore.[3] He is the primary shareholder and chairman of California InterContinental University, having invested $11.5 million in the school.[11] Dr. Tan was on the board of Majulah Connection[12] and United Eagle Airlines.[13] He has served on the National Arts Council[14] and the Media Development Authority of Singapore.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Chia Yan Min (May 15, 2013). "Focus on people key to his success". Asia One. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Susannah Birkwood (April 25, 2012). "Profile: Vickers Capital's Finian Tan". Asian Venture Capital Journal. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Russell Flannery (October 17, 2005). "Finian Tan is basking after Baidu's wild Nasdaq debut. Now he's looking beyond the Internet – and not just in China.". Forbes. Forbes. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Flannery, Russell (October 17, 2005). "FINIAN TAN is basking after Baidu's wild Nasdaq debut. Now he's looking beyond the Internet--and not just in China". Forbes Asia. 1 (5).
  5. ↑ Arthur Sim (June 1, 2005). "Finian Tan gears up for twin Reit ventures". St Property. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Gwendolyn Regina T (June 8, 2011). "Pitching To Angels On TV With The Angel's Gate". Tech In Asia. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Draper Fisher Jurvetson Selects Finian Tan to Lead Asian Work". The Wall Street Journal. November 30, 2000. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  8. ↑ Pooja Kothari. "A Master of Many Trades". Singapore Venture Capital & Private Equity Association. 1 (3).
  9. ↑ "Missing the Boat on the Birth Dearth". Catholic Culture. May 1, 2004. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
    - "Sexing up Singapore". Crux News. May 7, 2004. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Angel's Gat: Asia's First Business-Focused Reality Show". Media Buzz. October 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  11. ↑ Roderick Kinnison (March 25, 2011). "Dr. Finian Tan Invests in Online college Affordable Education Programs and International Expansion". Citizens Wire. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
    - "Baidu.com's Lead Investor Contributes $11.5 Million to CalUniversity". Journal of India. April 12, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
    - "Caluniversity Holds Its First Graduation Ceremony Followed By National Entrepreneur's Day Conference". California Intercontinental University. December 17, 2010. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  12. ↑ "List of Trustees". Mujulah Connection. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  13. ↑ Joyce Koh (July 21, 2005). "Ex-SIA CEO, Finian Tan in China airline venture Privately-owed United Eagle set to fly domestic routes". Business Times.
  14. ↑ "Appointment of National Arts Council Members". International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies. September 9, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  15. ↑ "MDA appoints seven new board members". Casbaa. January 9, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
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