Qi Liu

Managing Director & Head of AI

Ms. Liu is Managing Director and Head of AI at StepStone Group, where she leads the firm’s artificial intelligence strategy and its application across the global private markets platform. Her work spans the full AI lifecycle, from research and development through firm-wide deployment, with a focus on building investment intelligence, underwriting, portfolio analytics, and enterprise AI capabilities. Combining deep expertise in advanced analytics and artificial intelligence with more than a decade of private markets experience, she bridges investment, data, and technology to translate emerging capabilities into practical outcomes for the firm and its clients.

Prior to leading StepStone’s AI initiatives, Ms. Liu was a member of the firm’s private equity and portfolio management teams, with experience spanning US small-market buyouts, energy, and co-investments. Before joining StepStone, she held private markets investment and research roles at TorreyCove Capital Partners, Macquarie Group, Ballentine Finn & Company, Inc., and Wellington Management Company.

Ms. Liu holds dual BS degrees in Mathematics and Management Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, completed the MIT xPRO AI for Senior Executives program, and is a CFA charterholder.

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