Born in Hong Kong and growing up in Asia and cold Rochester NY, Hanson founded Salt Partners, a F&B conglomerate in 2014. Salt is an active partner in Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream (recognized as Top 5 ice cream by Food Network), High-Proof (with award winning bars Last Rites and Horsefeather), Lazy Susan (a Chinese-take out concept that’s a Fast Casual “Brand to Watch”), and Sunday Bakeshop. Hanson is also an active investor in the intersection of food and technology (PlateIQ, Workstream, Bikky, Entree, Expo, Ritual, Mealogic) and F&B companies (Saison, Pecking House, Hi-Lo Taco, Sanzo, Impact Foods, Sufferfest Beer, Nectar). Prior to Salt, he spent 10 years as Managing Director at The Hina Group, a China focused private equity firm and investment bank. He graduated from Stanford Graduate School of Business as a Siebel Scholar (awarded to top 5 graduates) and Arjay Miller Scholar. He also holds a BA and MA from Stanford. He currently sits on the board of Golden Gate Restaurant Association, Center for Asian America Media, and the advisory board of OpenTable.
Hanson Li
SALT Partners Group, Founder, Managing Partner