Katrina Liao
Partner, Investment
Katrina is an Investment Partner responsible for origination and execution, based in the firm’s New York office. She joined Coller Capital in London in 2011 and transferred to New York in 2025. She joined the Investment team in 2013 after spending 18 months in the Investor Relations team.
Prior to joining the firm, Katrina served as a Financial Controller at InterMedia Partners, a New York-based private equity firm focused on the media industry. She also gained valuable experience as a Senior Associate in the Financial Services Office at Ernst & Young, working in both New York and Dallas.
In addition to her current role, Katrina is an active member of the Limited Partners Platform Council of Invest Europe, the largest association for private capital investors worldwide. She also sits as an Investment Committee Member for the Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation, one of the oldest and largest charitable foundations in the UK.
Katrina holds a BS in Finance (summa cum laude) from Oklahoma State University, an MS in Accounting from the University of Virginia, and an MBA from INSEAD. She was formerly a licensed CPA, and an active lecturer at her alma mater, INSEAD. In 2024, she was named by the Hedge Fund Journal as one of the “Private Markets: 50 Women Leaders” and by Private Equity International as one of the “Women of Influence in Private Equity”.
Katrina Liao
Katrina Liao
Katrina is an Investment Partner responsible for origination and execution, based in the firm’s New York office. She joined Coller Capital in London in 2011 and transferred to New York in 2025. She joined the Investment team in 2013 after spending 18 months in the Investor Relations team.
Prior to joining the firm, Katrina served as a Financial Controller at InterMedia Partners, a New York-based private equity firm focused on the media industry. She also gained valuable experience as a Senior Associate in the Financial Services Office at Ernst & Young, working in both New York and Dallas.
In addition to her current role, Katrina is an active member of the Limited Partners Platform Council of Invest Europe, the largest association for private capital investors worldwide. She also sits as an Investment Committee Member for the Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation, one of the oldest and largest charitable foundations in the UK.
Katrina holds a BS in Finance (summa cum laude) from Oklahoma State University, an MS in Accounting from the University of Virginia, and an MBA from INSEAD. She was formerly a licensed CPA, and an active lecturer at her alma mater, INSEAD. In 2024, she was named by the Hedge Fund Journal as one of the “Private Markets: 50 Women Leaders” and by Private Equity International as one of the “Women of Influence in Private Equity”.