Ophelia Liu

Ophelia Liu is the chief financial officer at YouthBuild USA. In this role, she oversees the finance department, ensuring the organization’s fiscal discipline, financial reporting, planning and analysis, and grant control and statutory compliance.

With over 15 years of experience, her leadership background spans multinational, publicly listed companies. She provided leadership in finance and administration for Jardine Engineering’s Far East headquarters and for Meidensha’s four regional offices in China. An ISO-certified lead auditor, she served as an implementation committee systems member during Jardine’s transition from Jardine Engineering Management Information System (JEMIS) to JD Edwards. More recently, she served as the director of finance and administration at a nonprofit organization, Quincy Asian Resources, Inc. (QARI), where she oversaw the budget and state and private grants, managed various accounts, fundraised, conducted community outreach, and worked directly with the treasurer of the board and CEO. She has been part of the YouthBuild USA team since 2018 when she began as the financial grant manager and accounting specialist and was later promoted to assistant controller. During her tenure at YouthBuild USA, her leadership has been integral to advancing the organization’s financial stability.

Ophelia received a master’s in professional accounting from the Open University of Hong Kong. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business studies from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and an associate’s degree in paralegal studies from Quincy College. She is a Designated Federal Grant Manager certified by the Department of Justice.