Tai Lin

Mr. Lin is the Managing Partner of Proterra Asia where he directs Proterra’s food investments in China and South East Asia.

Prior to Proterra, Mr. Lin served as a Managing Director for Black River Asset Management, a division of Cargill, where he focused on food sector investments. Mr. Lin joined Black River from Credit Suisse First Boston. He spent multiple years in M&A investment banking in London, Hong Kong and New York. During this time he worked on various cross-border corporate finance and capital market transactions involving Asian markets and Chinese companies. Mr. Lin is currently helping the World Food Center of UC Davis’ establish the Asian Council as a Founding Member.

Mr. Lin holds a Master’s degree in Business & Finance from the Vienna University of Economics in Austria. He is a CFA Charterholder. Mr. Lin speaks English, German and Chinese.