Andy is the founder of Red Pagoda Resources, a talent acquisition business that helps VC-backed companies in China identify and hire exceptional talent.

He has lived in Greater China for more than seven years, working primarily in private equity where he conducted operational and financial due diligence on acquisition candidates in health care, media and real estate for a prominent Hong Kong family. Andy also helped set up and run joint ventures in the PRC including serving as finance and accounting director for a joint venture with one of the largest airlines in the PRC.

He also spent two years at the RAND Corp where he conducted research on the impact of technology on China's financial system and helped publish "The United States and a Rising China: Strategic and Military Implications".

More recently, Andy has advised family offices and other institutional investors on business and real estate investment opportunities in China, including representing the family office of a well-known Seattle entrepreneur in discussions with their peers in Asia.

Andy holds an MBA from the Wharton School and an MA in China Studies from the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies where he was awarded the Loe Fellowship for Excellence in China Studies. He is also a CPA and has an undergraduate degree in Accounting from the University of Maryland. Andy founded and remains president emeritus of the Wharton Alumni Club of Seattle.

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