Honorary Chairman, COPFA
David Lau has over 35 years of professional experience out of which over 25 years have been in the finance industry. He is the founder of an advisory firm, Cross Harbour Advisory, with a view of helping alternative investment firms to transform themselves internationally.
He is the Honorary Chairman of COPFA (Chinese Overseas Private Funds Association, formed in 2024) with the aim of promoting high standards among Chinese alternative funds managers/GP’s (hedge, PE & VC). He served in the ExCo and RegCo of AIMA Hong Kong as well as SBAI global regulatory committee.
He was the CCO of Springs Capital HK from 2012-2023 and was involved in ODD due diligence interacted with large institutional fund allocators. He was the financial services consulting partner for a number of top tier global advisory firms (PwC, AA, Deloitte, etc). Prior to his return to Asia, he worked at Credit Suisse Financial Products (CSFP), CSFB and Credit Suisse Group in the UK, US and Switzerland.