Catherine Ngo is a General Partner of Startup Capital Ventures, L.P. She sits on the boards of several portfolio companies, including as a Board advisor to Zero2IPO, an integrated financial services provider in China. Catherine has almost 20 years of operations, legal and management experience, including as the Chief Operating Officer of SVB Alliant, the investment banking affiliate of Silicon Valley Bank. As COO, Ms. Ngo led all business operations for the firm, including for IT, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, and Marketing. Prior to COO of SVB Alliant, she was the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). In addition to overseeing all legal and regulatory affairs for SVB, Ms. Ngo also was responsible for loan operations and other support divisions of the company. She also was a founding board member of SVB's first two venture capital funds. Prior to joining SVB, Catherine practiced law in California and Texas.