Tao Tan is a 2024 Millennium fellow and senior vice president at Fanatics, a global digital sports platform, where he leads operations and strategic growth in its collectibles business. Tan has extensive experience in finance, strategy, and business transformation. He was previously a partner at Perception Capital, an associate partner at McKinsey & Company, and has worked in venture capital and investment banking. Tan is a senior advisor to multiple technology companies on space launches, small modular nuclear reactors, and financial technology.

Tan is a trustee of the Museum of Chinese in America, supported the founding of the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs’ Institute of Global Politics, a member of the Economic Club of New York, and a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Tan received his BA and his MBA, both with honors, from Columbia University, where he was an Erwin Wolfson scholar and a Toigo Foundation fellow. He serves on the Education Committee of the Columbia University Senate and teaches at Columbia Business School.