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Catherine Chiu

Catherine Chiu is the founding partner of Opero Partners. Opero Partners provides consulting services to CEOs, investors and board members of technology-driven businesses to improve growth and profitability.

Cathy is the finance specialist at Opero. She has worked in investment banking, venture capital, and served as a member of senior management team of public and private companies. She has consummated financing and M&A transactions ranging from $½ million to $2 billion during her career.

Cathy is also an active angel investor, and serves as Co-President and Chair of the Selection Committee at Berkeley Angel Network. She has led or participated in deep due diligence of over 70 companies over the past five years, and has led investor academies to educate her fellow angels about terms sheets, valuation, and the art and science of due diligence. On behalf of the Berkeley Angel Network, Cathy is a frequent speaker on panels at accelerators and entrepreneurship organizations, and has actively built contacts with all the Bay Area angel organizations.

Cathy obtained her BS in Electrical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and her MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.