Peter Liu
Founding Partner
New Resource Bank
Peter Liu is the initial founder and vice chairman of New Resource Bank, an innovative community bank in San Francisco that is setting a new standard in customer service while financing efficient and sustainable resources in its community. New Resource Bank is one of the fastest growing banks in California.
Peter currently serves on the Clean Technology Investment Advisory Boards of the California Public Employees Retirement System and the California Teachers’ Retirement System, respectively the largest and the 3rd largest pension funds in the United States.
He previously was an energy sector banker at Credit Suisse First Boston and the Chase Manhattan Bank, where he completed over $8 billion in energy project financings. He has also been an engineer for the Chevron Corporation and the California Air Resources Board.
He is the co-founder and Vice-chair of the China-U.S. Energy Efficiency Alliance, which is a partnership between governments, businesses and non-profits that is helping China to address its energy constraint through increased efficiency.
Peter holds degrees in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science from UC Berkeley and a Masters in Public Affairs from Princeton.