Ida Liu

Ida Liu (劉宏敏) is an American banking executive and the Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Private Bank, a position she assumed in January 2026. Prior to this role, she served as Global Head of Citi Private Bank, after having led the firm's North American private bank.

Early life and education

Raised in Orinda, California by Mandarin speaking parents, Liu holds a B.A. with honors from Wellesley College. She speaks fluent Mandarin and Spanish.

Career Early career

Liu started her career in 1998 as a mergers & acquisitions investment banker at BT Wolfensohn, now part of Deutsche Bank. and worked in both New York and Hong Kong, focusing on China and Taiwan deals in the technology, media and telecom sectors.

In 2004, Liu was appointed Global Head of Sales, Marketing and Business Development at womenswear designer Vivienne Tam. During her tenure, she launched the Vivienne Tam Dress line, and established flagship stores in China.

Citi Private Bank

Liu began her career at Citi Private Bank in 2007 by launching and heading the Fashion, Retail and Entertainment Group.

In 2011, she founded Citi Private Bank's newly formed North America Asian Clients Group before becoming Global Market Manager for New York in 2016.

In 2021, Liu was appointed Global Head of Private Banking

Diversity and inclusion Liu is an advocate for diversity, inclusion, and gender equality in the workplace.

She served on Citi's Asian Heritage Affinity, becoming its Co-Lead in November 2021 and she has spoken at the Milken Institute Global Conference on inclusivity for the Asian American and Pacific Island heritage (AAPI) community.

Liu was a member of the Citi Women Steering Committee,

External board memberships Liu is a trustee and board member of the Asia Society.

She is the senior sponsor of recruiting for her alma mater, Wellesley College, where she was previously a board member of the Alumnae Association.

She is also a member of The Committee of 100

Personal life

Liu is the daughter of Peter Yeau-Hwan Liu, a venture capitalist who is the Founder and Chairman of WI Harper Group. Liu and her father have simultaneously been participants at the World Economic Forum at Davos.

She is married with two children.

Awards and honors Liu has been named among Barron's 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance consecutively every year since 2020 and among the 10 Most Influential Women in Wealth Management consecutively every year since 2020.

American Banker named Liu as one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance consecutively every year since 2020.

Liu has also been included in Crain's Notable Women on Wall Street in 2021 and 2022, as well as in Crain's 40 Under 40.

Liu received the Citi Chairman's Council Award for six consecutive years as one of the firm's top performers between 2007 and 2014.

In 2023, Liu was presented with an Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

In 2025, Liu was formally invested as a Dame of the Royal Order of Francis I, founded by the Royal House of Bourbon in 1829. This honor is awarded to recipients whose work has made notable impacts in their respective fields and communities.