Finian Tan

Finian Tan is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur. He is currently the chairman of Vickers Venture Partners, an international venture capital firm with a presence in Singapore, Shanghai, New York, Hong Kong, San Diego, San Francisco and Kuala Lumpur. Prior to co-founding Vickers Venture Partners, Tan was partner and managing director of Silicon Valley venture capital firm, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Eplanet, where he made an early investment in Chinese tech giant Baidu. Some of Tan's other notable investments include out-of-home media company Focus Media, the Asian Food Channel, and life science company Samumed.

Career Tan worked at Goldman Sachs, where he started as a Vice-President at J.Aron and Co (Singapore) Pte and was eventually the Regional Director and Head of J.Aron and Co (Singapore) Pte. in charge of the Asia-Pacific Region. Tan was a Founding Partner and managing director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson ePlanet's ("DFJ ePlanet") Asian operations.

Other activities Tan previously served as chairman or board member for United Eagle Airlines (China), Sunfun Info Co Ltd (China) listed in Taiwan, Media Development Authority of Singapore (Singapore, Chairman Audit Committee and Investment Committee), Singapore Polytechnic (also on Exco), Singapore Government Parliamentary Committee for Trade and Industry Resource Panel, Defence Science and Technology Agency (Singapore), SMA (Singapore-MIT) Governing Board, Singapore National Computer Board, The National University of Singapore (also member of the investment committee), Tuas Power Pte. Ltd (Singapore), Sentosa Cove Pte. Ltd. (Singapore), Majulah Connection (Singapore), the Singapore Venture Capital Association, the Singapore-Shandong Business Council and the first chairman of the Sentosa Cove Owners’ Council.

Tan served as Deputy Chairman of the National Science and Technology Board in Singapore and was on the boards of the Life Sciences Investment Pte. Ltd. (Singapore), and the National Cancer Centre (Singapore).