IMPACTS WE ACHIEVED
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Globally
1,930
US$ 20
Over 3
entrepreneurs
billion in revenues in
2018
million jobs created
Malaysia
36
MYR 1.4
2,200
local companies in both tracks
billion in revenues in
2018
employees hired in 2018
IMPACTS WE ACHIEVED
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Globally
1,930
US$ 20
Over 3
entrepreneurs
billion in revenues in
2018
million jobs created
Malaysia
36
MYR 1.4
2,200
local companies in both tracks
billion in revenues in
2018
employees hired in 2018
Board Member
Thomas G. Tsao
Gobi Partners
As Co-founder of Gobi Partners, Tom has grown the company from its original base in Shanghai to a regional firm with 14 locations across Asia.
As the new Asian kid at Fayette elementary school, Tom got into a brawl on his first day of kindergarten. Without the help from his neighborhood friends, he would have gotten the sh*t kicked out of him. Ever since then, he's been rooting for the underdog.
Growing up near Nassau Coliseum, he absorbed lessons about teamwork, commitment, grit and excellence by avidly following the New York Islanders during their dynasty years. Just before he turned twelve, Tom learned about the true meaning of heroism from Arland D. Williams, the "man in the water", who during the tragedy of Air Florida Flight 90, gave up his life in the freezing Potomac River so that others might live. Tom went to high school with Debbie Gibson and met President Ronald Reagan as a senior. He graduated from Harvard with a B.A. in economics and was the inspiration for Seinfeld's Movie Phone episode.
Tom has nearly 30 years of experience in venture capital, operations, fund management and investment banking. Over the last 20 years, Tom has actively helped entrepreneurs build companies and create value. He has invested in 200+ startups, achieved over 40 exits, and returned US$575 million to investors. He was named one of China's Top Venture Capitalists from 2013 - 2017.
In 2006, he founded SEO-China, a non-profit organization, which has provided hundreds of internships for underserved college students. He also serves as Chairman of the Presidential Scholars Foundation, which cultivates, connects and celebrates U.S. Presidential Scholars (161 of the nation's top high school seniors who are selected annually and honored by the White House).
Tom joined Endeavor Malaysia's board in 2021.
