Melissa J. Ma is a
Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Asia Alternatives. She splits her time
between Asia Alternatives' Hong Kong and San Francisco offices. Ms. Ma is
on the Firm's Investment Committee and co-leads Asia Alternatives'
investments in buyout, direct co-investments and special situations. In
addition, she oversees investor relations, market research, investment
construction and back office functions.
Prior
to launching Asia Alternatives, Ms. Ma was a Director at Hellman &
Friedman LLC ("H&F"), a San Francisco-based private equity
firm. Ms. Ma was involved with sourcing and monitoring H&F's
investments in financial and professional services. She helped manage
H&F's relationships with its investors and had a leading role in its
fundraising activities.
Previously,
Ms. Ma worked at McKinsey & Co., Inc. in the Hong Kong and San
Francisco offices. From 1995-2000, she worked in the Hong Kong office of
McKinsey in the Corporate Finance Practice and the Financial Institutions
Practice. Ms. Ma was also a Financial Analyst in the Financial
Institutions Group in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman, Sachs
& Co.
Ms.
Ma received an M.B.A. with Distinction from Harvard Business School and
holds an A.B. in Economics and East Asian Studies, magna cum laude, from
Harvard College. She is fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese.
Melissa
currently sits on a number of Advisory Boards for Asia Alternatives'
private equity and special situations funds. In addition, Melissa serves
as a Trustee of the Asian Art Museum and Half the Sky and is on the
Advisory Board for Room to Read.
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