Liping Fan joined Steamboat Ventures in 2006 as CFO, bringing with her over a decade of experience in finance and accounting. During her career, she has undertaken a wide variety of accounting and financial roles and has acquired a diverse skill set. Prior to Steamboat, Liping was CFO at RWI Ventures, where she was responsible for all financial activities as well as back office operations. Immediately prior to RWI, Liping was the Controller at ePhysician, a venture-backed startup in Silicon Valley. At ePhysician, Liping built up the finance/accounting department and took part in a broad range of finance, accounting, human resources, and operations decisions. Previously, Liping worked as a Senior Financial Analyst at Merck & Company and as a Manager in the Controller’s Group at J. Aron (the currency and commodities arm of Goldman Sachs). Liping began her career as a Senior Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers in its Financial Advisory Services Group and received her CPA license from the State of New York while at PWC. Liping is a Founding Board Member of VCBC, an educational and networking organization for financial professionals in the private equity industry. She received an MBA in Finance and an MS in Accounting from Binghamton University. Liping grew up in China and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.