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Bonaparte H. Liu

General Public Representative (Governor Appointee)


Bonaparte Liu is a Managing Director of Labrador Capital, LLC, a private equity firm which invests in leading, lower middle market companies. Prior to Labrador Capital, Mr. Liu was a business development officer for two California-based technology companies. Previously, Mr. Liu was a Principal at Equinox Investment Partners, LLC a $300 million private equity firm focused on middle market investments. Mr. Liu began his career as an investment banker at Lehman Brothers, Inc. in their Healthcare Group.

Mr. Liu presently serves on the board of directors of Vista Cove Senior Living, LLC and its affiliates and was a director of Robert Brandt & Co., Rapid Design Services, Inc. and SubMicron Systems Corporation. Mr. Liu received an M.P.P. from Harvard University and a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.