Eric (Cheng-Lin) Tien is a finance and accounting professional with extensive experience in assurance, financial reporting, investment analysis, and data analytics.

He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California’s Leventhal School of Accounting, where he was an annual scholarship recipient recognized for outstanding academic achievement and extracurricular involvement. During his time at USC, Eric co-founded the Transfer Student Assembly (formerly the Transfer Student Community), an organization dedicated to helping transfer students integrate into the broader USC community and build a supportive network.

After graduation, Eric began his career with Ernst & Young (EY) in Los Angeles, providing assurance services to wealth and asset management clients, including private equity, hedge funds, funds of funds, and other financial institutions. He then joined BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, in their Santa Monica office, where he managed private credit funds’ accounting operations— including producing quarterly reports, conducting revenue and expense analyses, and preparing year-end audited financial statements.

Currently, Eric works at Oaktree Capital Management, one of the world’s leading alternative investment managers. As part of the Portfolio Analytics team, he supports marketing, fundraising, and portfolio management initiatives through investment-level performance reporting and analysis for closed-end funds. He leverages tools such as SQL, Python, and Power BI to enhance analytical precision, streamline reporting processes, and develop automated solutions for portfolio construction and tracking.

Eric is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in California and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder. He is an active member of the CFA Society Los Angeles, where he contributes to the Financial Literacy Program, which aims to educate individuals of all ages and backgrounds on personal budgeting and financial planning.

Outside of work, Eric enjoys staying active and exploring nature. He regularly plays basketball, trains at the gym, and visits national parks. He also has a passion for singing and reading, and he dedicates time to volunteering, reflecting his strong belief in continuous growth and giving back. His volunteer experiences include teaching high school students about personal financial management, presenting to low-income families on financing higher education, organizing care kits for the unhoused, sewing stuffed animals for camps serving children with disabilities, and assembling furniture for single-parent families, among others.