Shaw, Roman

Roman is a founding partner of DT Capital Partners. As the former founding CEO of DragonTech Ventures, one of the earliest China-focused venture capital firms, Roman served as investor and director of SunTech Power, Harbour Networks, and ChinaPay. Prior to that, Roman served in various management positions and directorships for five years within the Shanghai Industrial group, a major investment arm of the Shanghai municipal government with its flagship company listed in Hong Kong. In 1998, Roman co-founded a joint venture asset management company between Salomon Brothers and Shanghai Industrial focusing on the greater China market. Roman began his professional career with Merrill Lynch in 1992. Roman received his MBA degree from USC Marshall School of Business, he graduated with honors from University of Hawaii and Shanghai Fudan University majoring in finance. In 2005, Roman was elected as “Top 10 Most Active Venture Capitalist” for the third time by Zero2IPO. In 2006, Roman was named to the Forbes China Midas List. He is currently a governor of the China Venture Capital Association (CVCA).