Andrea is an Associate at Cathay Innovation, based out of the San Francisco office. She is responsible for screening, evaluating, and executing potential Cathay Innovation investments, as well as post-investment monitoring. Prior to joining Cathay Innovation, Andrea was on Twitter’s Revenue Strategy & Operations team where she drove analyses to promote revenue growth and operational efficiencies across Twitter’s US advertising business. Prior to Twitter, she started her career at BDT Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm that focuses on family and founder-led businesses, where she advised on investment diligence and execution, as well as portfolio management and fund reporting. Andrea graduated from New York University’s Stern School of Business with a B.S. in Finance and Computing & Data Science, and a minor in Food Science & Nutrition.