Jennifer CaoManaging Director New Business Models at HK BBVA

Jennifer Cao is Managing Director, New Digital Business Asia (NDB) for BBVA. Throughout her 23-year career with BBVA Group across various geographies: New York, Shanghai and Hong Kong, she has held various senior executive positions in Finance, Strategy, Corporate Development, and Digital and Fintech most recently.

Jennifer’s current leading role in New Digital Business Asia focuses on investments in Asian digital ventures and partnerships with Asian tech companies. She is an observer on the Investment Committee of Sinovation Ventures Fund IV in China, where BBVA is a limited partner.

Prior to joining BBVA, Jennifer worked in financial services division of Arthur Andersen in New York, and worked on audit engagements on companies such as Solomon Brothers, Lazard, etc.

Jennifer holds an MBA from City University of New York, and a BA from Beijing Foreign Studies University. She is fluent in English, Mandarin and Spanish.

With her position as a board member of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, as well as her professional executive experience working in the financial industry in different countries, Jennifer is determined to contribute to the Eurocham’s modernisation process with her leadership quality and management experience.