Ms. Chiu brings more than a decade of investment adviser compliance experience to bear at Phocas Financial Corporation. She commenced her investment industry career at Wells Fargo Nikko Investment Advisors, and then joined Symphony Asset Management, where she became that firm's Compliance Administrator.

Ms. Chiu subsequently worked at investment managers including BARRA, and Ashfield Capital Partners. As one of the first employees of Symphony Asset Management, she is equipped with an intense understanding of compliance functions and operations at growing investment managers. Over Ms. Chiu’s career to date, she has developed detailed awareness of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Ms. Chiu is a Notary Public, and earned her B.S. in Business Administration, with an emphasis on Computer Information Systems from San Francisco State University.