Bio

Samuel founded edtech startup New Pathway Education in Shanghai, China in 2009, which was acquired by global private equity firm CVC Capital Partners in December 2014. New Pathway Education was merged with CVC portfolio company EIC Education and subsequently, Sam served as CTO and Board Member of EIC, one of China's leading international education companies with 3500+ employees and operations in 27 cities. In May 2016, CVC led a sale of EIC Education to Chinese private equity firm NLD Investment LLP. In 2016, Samuel founded NPX Capital, a global investment management firm focusing on venture capital and private equity now headquartered in both Los Angeles, California and Seoul, South Korea. In 2018, Samuel founded NPX TeraArk, a venture studio focused on South Korea, Southeast Asia, India, and the United States. Samuel is also actively involved as a director of the Hong Kong MIT Innovation Node and serves as a board member of the MIT Sandbox Funding Board. Sam received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (with a dual concentration in Bioengineering and Entrepreneurial Management) and a Master of Science degree in Materials Science and Engineering, both from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.