Dr. Chao Chen, Co-Portfolio Manager at TFS Capital

“In August 2007, our fund lost a lot of value very quickly, and we didn’t know why. It was a period where we had to face the fears of maybe losing the company, and losing money for investors. We learned a lot from pulling through that experience.”
— Dr. Chao Chen, Co-Portfolio Manager at TFS Capital

“What I did was nothing special—I took a chance and worked hard.”
— Dr. Chao Chen, Co-Portfolio Manager at TFS Capital

“I realized, in America the way you succeed is much more about taking risks and doing something on your own, believing in yourself.”
— Dr. Chao Chen, Co-Portfolio Manager at TFS Capital

“You have to put yourself out there, and be there when the opportunity happens.”
— Dr. Chao Chen, Co-Portfolio Manager at TFS Capital

“Talking to investors is always somewhat awkward. You want to sound very smart, but you can’t really say anything to reveal what your strategy is. So you have to use a lot of words to make you sound really sophisticated. And I was terrible at that.”
— Dr. Chao Chen, Co-Portfolio Manager at TFS Capital