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Ta-lin Hsu

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Chairman and founder, H&Q Asia Pacific

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H&Q Asia Pacific
Title
Chairman and founder
Role
Board director
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Record updated 21 September 2026

About

Dr. Ta-lin Hsu is Chairman of H&Q Asia Pacific and has been investing in Asia for over 40 years. He joined Hambrecht & Quist Group in 1985 as a General Partner and founded H&Q Asia Pacific in 1986. Before joining Hambrecht & Quist, Dr. Hsu worked at IBM for 12 years. In his last position, Dr. Hsu held corporate responsibility for all of IBM’s advanced research in mass storage systems and technology.

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Background

Education
Dr. Hsu received his B.S. degree in physics from National Taiwan University (from which he received the “Outstanding Alumni Award” in 2009), his M.S. degree in electrophysics from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, and his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley (from which he received the “Distinguished Alumni Award” in 2015).Source (opens in a new tab)

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