Mr.Tao Feng is a pioneer in the venture capital industry in China, with over 15 years of venture investment, executive management and entrepreneurial experience. He is the founding partner of NewMargin Ventures, one of the best recognized venture capital firms in China. Under Mr. Feng’s leadership, NewMargin has managed over US $630 mm in 6 funds since 1999, producing outstanding returns compared with funds worldwide with similar vintage years and generating over 20 IPOs. Mr Feng has been recognized by the China VC Forum as a top 10 Chinese Venture Capitalist every year since 2001, and was named Local Venture Capitalist of the Year in 2003. He was also selected by Fortune Magazine as one of the 25 "Next Generation Global Leaders" in 2001, and featured in a cover story in Times Magazine in December 2004. He is currently sitting on the board of Dongjiang (environmental protection, listed in HK), Hanwang (software, listed in Shenzhen), and Western Mining (mining, listed in Shanghai). He is also the Vice Chairman of the Shanghai VC Association. Prior to NewMargin, Mr. Feng was a senior vice president and chief representative of China for Ivanhoe Capital Corporation, a major Canadian multinational corporation. Mr. Feng studied in the University of Toronto (Ph. D), the University of Alberta (M Sc) and Harbin Institute of Technology (BA).