At Matthews, we believe in the long-term growth of Asia. Since 1991, we have focused our efforts and expertise within the region, investing through a variety of market environments. As an independent, privately owned firm, Matthews is the largest dedicated Asia-only investment specialist in the United States.
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Board of Directors

Richard Goddard

Richard Goddard, DPhil, has been an Independent Director of the Matthews Asia Funds since 2010. Richard also serves as an Associate of The Directors’ Office, a leading practice of independent directors in Luxembourg. He is a Chartered Accountant with 20 years of experience in the European financial sector, and has held various senior positions with ABN AMRO and Fleming Asset Management. He received an M.A. and doctorate of Philosophy from Trinity College, Oxford. He speaks English, French and German.

William J. Hackett

William Hackett is Chief Executive Officer at Matthews International Capital Management, LLC. Prior to joining Matthews in 2007, Bill was a partner with the global investment management practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Most recently, he led Deloitte’s U.S. Pacific Southwest investment management practice where he functioned as a lead client service partner for several of Deloitte’s major investment management clients. Prior to this, Bill was based in Tokyo for a three and a half year assignment as Deloitte’s leader for the Asia Pacific investment management practice. In addition to this overseas posting, he spent three years with Deloitte on assignment in Luxembourg focused on Pan-European and offshore investment management clients and markets. He joined Deloitte in New York in 1990. Bill received a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Scranton.

John P. McGowan

John McGowan joined Matthews International Capital Management, LLC in 2004. Prior to joining Matthews, John served as Chief Operating Officer at Forward Funds and ReFlow LLC, a mutual fund liquidity solution provider. Previously, he was a Director of Client Services at PFPC Global Fund Services. John has more than 20 years of financial services experience including positions at M&T Bank, First Pacific Advisors Inc. and Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. He is a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Governors of the Mutual Fund Education Alliance. John received a B.A. in Marketing from Clarkson University.

Timothy B. Parker

Timothy Parker joined Matthews International Capital Management, LLC in 2005 as General Counsel. Prior to joining Matthews, he was a Partner with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP, where he represented investment advisers, mutual funds, independent directors and hedge funds in regulatory, enforcement and transactional matters. Tim also served as Global Head of Compliance and Risk Management for Allianz Dresdner Asset Management, where he was responsible for developing and coordinating compliance and risk management systems for Allianz asset management subsidiaries globally, and was a Managing Director of RCM Global Investors, where he served in several legal and compliance roles. Tim received a J.D. from Hastings College of Law and an A.B. in History from the University of California, Berkeley.


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