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Tony Tjan

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Managing Partner, Cue Ball

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Cue Ball
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Managing Partner
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Managing partner
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Record updated 21 September 2026

About

Tony Tjan, Cue Ball’s co-founder and leader, is an entrepreneur and counselor at heart. He has led multiple “ground-up to scale-up” ventures and served as a strategic advisor to several CEOs. Tony’s career started at McKinsey where he founded ZEFER, one of the earliest Internet advisory and development firms. He also co-founded MiniLuxe, an ethical nail care and beauty brand seeking to change an entire industry. For 15 years, Tony was Vice Chairman of The Parthenon Group and also served as a senior strategic advisor for Thomson Reuters, helping to lead its transformation into the largest media information company.

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Tony holds AB and MBA degrees from Harvard and was a Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School.Source (opens in a new tab)

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