Teachers’ Venture Growth global team

Rick Prostko leads the direct investing program for Teachers' Venture Growth (TVG) in North America. Rick joined TVG in 2021, bringing nearly two decades of direct venture capital and growth equity investment experience from institutional and strategic funds.

Brad Leufkens is a Managing Director who helps lead the direct investing efforts of Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG) across North America. Based in Toronto, he currently sits on the board or acts as an observer with Attabotics, ApplyBoard and Coda.

Emma Norchet joined Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG) in 2020. Based in San Francisco, she plays a key role in the execution of TVG’s direct investment strategy for North America, covering enterprise investments in segments such as cybersecurity and data infrastructure.

Jean Yang is an Investment Analyst in Teachers' Venture Growth (TVG) . Based in Toronto, she joined Ontario Teachers' in 2021 and focuses on direct investing in North America.

Brandon joined Teachers’ Venture Growth in 2022. Based in San Francisco, he plays a key role in the execution of TVG’s direct investment strategy for North America.

Diana Yao joined Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG) in 2022 as a Principal based in SF, where she is focused on healthcare direct investing in North America.

Linxi Chang joined Teachers’ Venture Growth in 2022. Based in San Francisco, she helps lead direct investing in high-growth North American companies in the climate, mobility and supply chain space.

Michelle Sung is an Investment Associate in Teachers' Venture Growth (TVG). Her role involves enabling the execution of TVG's global fund strategy.

Nate Mitchell is based in San Francisco and is primarily focused on the direct investing strategy at Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG). He specializes in fintech and enterprise software opportunities.

Kelvin Yu is based in Hong Kong and leads Teachers' Venture Growth's direct investing efforts in Asia-Pacific. Kelvin has more than 20 years of extensive experience in venture capital, private equity and investment banking.

Catherine Qian joined Ontario Teachers' in 2017 and is currently a Director in our Hong Kong office, where she focuses on direct investing for Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG) in Asia.

Darius Vakil is based in Mumbai and leads TVG’s India investing efforts. Darius joined us in 2022, with 15 years of experience across investing and investment banking. Prior to joining Ontario Teachers, Darius was an Executive Director with Goldman Sachs’ Principal Investment Area (PIA), covering investments across growth equity and buy-out transactions. Prior to that Darius worked with General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity investment firm and Bear Stearns’ Financial Sponsors Group in New York. Darius holds a B.Sc. in Finance from the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University.

Geoffrey Liu is a Principal in the Teachers' Venture Growth (TVG), who focuses on direct investing in Asia-Pacific. Based in Hong Kong, he joined Ontario Teachers' in 2016 as a member of the Equities team. Geoffrey previously worked in hedge funds and Investment Banking and holds a B.Sc. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Jing Lin is a Principal in Teachers' Venture Growth (TVG) and is based in Hong Kong. Her role involves enabling the execution of TVG's direct investment strategy in Asia-Pacific. Prior to joining Ontario Teachers', Jing was a Vice President with Sailing Capital, where she led the execution of several growth and buyout investment transactions, globally and in China. Jing started her career in Investment Banking with J.P. Morgan, where she worked on a variety of M&A and capital market transactions. She holds a Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science in Economics (summa cum laude) from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Peng Chen is a Principal in Teachers' Venture Growth (TVG). Based in Hong Kong, Peng joined Ontario Teachers' in 2021 and focuses on direct investing in Asia-Pacific. Prior to joining Ontario Teachers’, he was a Private Equity Associate at Asia Investment Capital, a Hong Kong-headquartered private equity backed by Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank. Previously, he was an Investment Associate at Great Wall WL Ross (Invesco) and Investment Banking Associate at Deutsche Bank. Peng received a Bachelor of Business Administration with Distinction from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Jane He is an Investment Analyst in Teachers' Venture Growth (TVG). Based in Hong Kong, she started as an intern with TVG is 2021, and returned to Ontario Teachers' in 2022. She holds a B.Sc. in Quantitative Finance from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Henry (Hui) Sun is a Director with Teachers' Venture Growth, currently based in the Hong Kong office.

Charmaine Goh is a Principal in Teachers' Venture Growth (TVG) and joined Ontario Teachers’ in 2022.

Kshitij Sharma is based in Mumbai and supports TVG’s India investment strategy.