Kent Chen, CFA, is a Managing Director of Neuberger Berman, Head of Asia Private Equity and a member of the Private Investment Portfolios and Co-Investments Investment Committee. Kent joined Neuberger Berman in 2015 from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) after 17 years of central banking career in various positions including Deputy Chief Representative of the HKMA’s New York Office and Advisor to the Executive Director for China at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington D.C. From 2008, Kent was involved in the establishment of the HKMA’s private equity program, comprising of global buyout, global energy investments and Asia private equity. Before joining the HKMA in 1998, he was Head of China Research at Daiwa Securities in Hong Kong covering the Chinese stock market. Kent is a director of the Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (HKVCA) and a member of the Products Advisory Committee of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong. Kent has been awarded Chartered Financial Analyst designation, MPA from Columbia University, MBA from University of Hull and BS in Economics from University of London.