Jessica Chao serves as the Director of Strategic Planning at the Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRI). Prior to that, she had a career spanning 15 years in the financial industry, working in different capacities in banking, equity research, and strategic investment. She was involved in several landmark initial public offerings (IPOs) and M&A transactions, such as TSMC. Her most recent stint was as the Executive Director of Firmwide Strategy at Goldman Sachs (Asia), based in Hong Kong. She also serves as an Asia advisor and a council member at the Focused Ultrasound Foundation.

Jessica received her Bachelor’s in Economics from National Taiwan University and her MBA in finance from Columbia University. She is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.