About
Chen Liu is a Partner at Grant Thornton Stax's Chicago office. With over a decade of consulting experience, Chen has supported private equity investors on buy-side and sell-side commercial due diligence, including advising companies on corporate and growth strategy.
Chen has led more than 100 engagements within the technology sector, with deep expertise across EdTech, administrative software, and GovTech. In EdTech, Chen’s work covers K–12, higher education, and professional learning platforms. His administrative software experience spans enterprise resource planning (ERP), human resources and human capital management (HR/HCM) solutions, and management-related communications platforms (CRM/CMS). He has also worked extensively in adjacent areas, including workflow automation, back-office operations software, and niche vertical solutions.
Prior to joining Grant Thornton Stax, Chen was a member of the Private Equity practice at EY-Parthenon where his primary focus was commercial due diligence.
Chen holds an M.B.A. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Extracurricular
Every backyard party needs someone like Chen. Not only does he enjoy cooking and experimenting with new recipes, but he even brews his own beer! What more can you ask for?
About
Chen Liu is a Partner at Grant Thornton | Stax's Chicago office. With over a decade of consulting experience, Chen has supported private equity investors on buy-side and sell-side commercial due diligence, including advising companies on corporate and growth strategy.
Chen has led more than 100 engagements within the technology sector, with deep expertise across EdTech, administrative software, and GovTech. In EdTech, Chen’s work covers K–12, higher education, and professional learning platforms. His administrative software experience spans enterprise resource planning (ERP), human resources and human capital management (HR/HCM) solutions, and management-related communications platforms (CRM/CMS). He has also worked extensively in adjacent areas, including workflow automation, back-office operations software, and niche vertical solutions.
Prior to joining Grant Thornton | Stax, Chen was a member of the Private Equity practice at EY-Parthenon where his primary focus was commercial due diligence.
Chen holds an M.B.A. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Extracurricular
Every backyard party needs someone like Chen. Not only does he enjoy cooking and experimenting with new recipes, but he even brews his own beer! What more can you ask for?
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