About
A former entrepreneur who now invests in entrepreneurs and teaches entrepreneurship…
Contributions
Experience
Education
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University of California, Berkeley
• Graduate Research with Professors Christina Romer (Former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers for President Obama), Barry Eichengreen (Former Senior Policy Advisor to the International Monetary Fund), and Bradford DeLong (Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury in the Clinton Administration under Lawrence Summers)
• Taught for Professors Alan Ross (Contract Law) and Sumon Mazumdar (Corporate Strategy and Valuation)
• 1 of 4 students honored by Dean…• Graduate Research with Professors Christina Romer (Former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers for President Obama), Barry Eichengreen (Former Senior Policy Advisor to the International Monetary Fund), and Bradford DeLong (Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury in the Clinton Administration under Lawrence Summers)
• Taught for Professors Alan Ross (Contract Law) and Sumon Mazumdar (Corporate Strategy and Valuation)
• 1 of 4 students honored by Dean of the Haas School of Business at graduation for demonstrating Haas leadership principles -
• Career Advisor https://adamshouse.harvard.edu/career-advising
• Taught Introduction to Entrepreneurship -
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• Financial Regulation: Political, Economic and Theoretical Foundations published by Cambridge University Press in 2019
• The Information Gap Between Institutional and Retail Investors During the IPO Process, presented at the Political Economy of Financial Regulation in 2016 -
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Le Cordon Bleu offers the most rigorous and comprehensive program in classic French culinary techniques available today.
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Activities and Societies: Editor in Chief of School Newspaper
Licenses & Certifications
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Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology Engineering Leadership Certificate
UC Berkeley Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership
Volunteer Experience
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Commissioner
Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission
- Present 3 years
Health
• Appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom
• 1 of 14 voting members on the Commission
• The Commission oversees the implementation of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), which includes ~$10 billion in annual budget, and the Commission may advise the Governor or the Legislature on mental health policy -
Steering Committee Member
Google Female Founders
- Present 7 years
Science and Technology
Hosted Google Female Founders Summit, with 500+ attendees every year
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Judge for Entrepreneur of the Year
EY
- Present 2 years
https://www.ey.com/en_us/entrepreneur-of-the-year/bay-area/judges
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Advisory Board Member
Forbes China 福布斯中国
- Present 3 years
Advisory Board Member for Forbes China's inaugural award in North America "2021 Forbes China 60 Outstanding Chinese in North America"
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Advisory Board Member
Yale University School of Medicine - Center for Digital Health & Innovation
- Present 5 years
Health
Advising Yale School of Medicine on diversity, equity & inclusion in digital health, medicine & therapeutics
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Global Committee; Allocators Committee; North America Regional Committee
100 Women In Finance
- Present 3 years
Economic Empowerment
https://fundwomenweek.100women.org/committee/
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Council Member
UC Berkeley Innovation & Entrepreneurship Council
- Present 3 years
https://iande.berkeley.edu/ie-council
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Member Of The Board Of Advisors
Berkeley SkyDeck
- Present 7 years
Berkeley SkyDeck is the premier accelerator within the University of California, Berkeley ecosystem. The SkyDeck Fund works with UC Berkeley to identify and build the next generation of moonshot startups.
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Admissions Interviewer
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
- Present 8 years
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Member
C100
- Present 3 years
The C100 is building the preeminent global community of Canadians in tech, a mission-driven network committed to supporting, inspiring, and connecting the most promising Canadian entrepreneurial leaders.
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Mentor
Creative Destruction Lab
- Present 3 years
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a nonprofit organization that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies.
CDL’s mission is to accelerate the commercialization of science for the betterment of humankind.
The nine-month program employs an objectives-based mentoring process to enhance the performance of technical founders who learn from the insights of experienced entrepreneurs, with the goal of maximizing…Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a nonprofit organization that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies.
CDL’s mission is to accelerate the commercialization of science for the betterment of humankind.
The nine-month program employs an objectives-based mentoring process to enhance the performance of technical founders who learn from the insights of experienced entrepreneurs, with the goal of maximizing equity-value creation.
The program combines 5 elements to help companies transition from science projects to scalable and financeable companies:
- An emphasis on objective-setting, helping companies focus on what’s most important to their business
- Focused mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs who have founded, led, and sold significant tech companies
- Technical advice from world-leading scientists, engineers, and economists
- Hands-on support from top business students, who embed within the company to provide business support
- Opportunities to raise capital, including angels and VCs from Europe and North America
Founded in 2012 by Professor Ajay Agrawal at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, the program has expanded to nine sites across four countries: Oxford, Paris, Atlanta, Madison, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Halifax. The successful commercialization of cutting-edge science and technology achieved through the program has led to the creation of over $7.5 billion in equity value. CDL alumni companies include North (Waterloo), Atomwise (San Francisco), Kyndi (Palo Alto), Xanadu (Toronto), BenchSci (Toronto), Kheiron Medical (London), and Roadbotics (Pittsburgh). -
Advisor
NEXT Canada
- Present 3 years
Canada’s strongest and most dedicated entrepreneurial network made up of 500+ top Canadian academics, entrepreneurs, investors and founders. We rally around the next generation of entrepreneurs, making it hard for them to fail.
We uncover Canada’s next generation of entrepreneurs and supercharge their ambition by showing them what’s possible. We accelerate their trajectory with access to education, mentorship and funding. -
Venture Capital Committee
AAAIM
- Present 3 years
The Association of Asian American Investment Managers (AAAIM) is a national 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to increasing diversity and inclusion in the investment management industry, serving as a powerful voice for the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Our goal is to elevate underrepresented groups through education, networking, and empowerment.
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Co-Founder
Tech For AAPI Alliance
- Present 3 years
https://www.techforaapi.org/
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Next Gen Leader & Advisory Council Member
Committee of 100
- Present 7 years
The Committee of 100 is a national nonpartisan leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans in business, government, academia, and the arts. Founded by famed architect I. M. Pei, master cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and many other extraordinary Americans of Chinese descent, C100 has served for more than 25 years as a high-level bridge in the U.S.-China dialogue, fostering exchanges with the leadership of Beijing, Taipei, and Washington. C100 members are all pioneering U.S. citizens of Chinese…
The Committee of 100 is a national nonpartisan leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans in business, government, academia, and the arts. Founded by famed architect I. M. Pei, master cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and many other extraordinary Americans of Chinese descent, C100 has served for more than 25 years as a high-level bridge in the U.S.-China dialogue, fostering exchanges with the leadership of Beijing, Taipei, and Washington. C100 members are all pioneering U.S. citizens of Chinese descent who leverage their collective influence and resources to strengthen U.S.-China relations and serve as a policy resource for the Chinese American community.
Some of our members include: Maya Lin, recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.; Ambassador Gary Locke, former U.S. Ambassador to China, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and former Governor of Washington; Steve Chen, founder of YouTube; John Chen, CEO of Blackberry; Leroy Chiao, NASA Space Station Commander; and Dr. David Ho, renowned HIV/AIDS scientist and the first Time Magazine Man of the Year in a medical profession.
MISSION
The Committee of 100 is dedicated to the dual mission of:
1. Encouraging constructive relationships between the peoples of the U.S. and Greater China
2. Promoting full participation of Chinese Americans in all aspects of American life
https://www.committee100.org/blog/qa-series-aapi-heritage-month-shuo-chen/
Publications
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7 Steps for Igniting the Brain Capital Industrial Strategy
Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy
Brain Capital Industrial Innovation Strategy via Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy
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Brain Capital is Key to a Sustainable Future
Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy
Sustaining our planetary future requires a world with clean water, affordable energy, reduced carbon and methane emissions, reduced habitat loss, eradication of poverty, reduction of global inequalities, and quality — as well as equitable — medical care and education. Achieving these endpoints requires innovation, systems thinking, and ultimately, mass human behavior change. This is attainable by fostering a clear scientific and economic evidence base, coordinated and diverse leadership…
Sustaining our planetary future requires a world with clean water, affordable energy, reduced carbon and methane emissions, reduced habitat loss, eradication of poverty, reduction of global inequalities, and quality — as well as equitable — medical care and education. Achieving these endpoints requires innovation, systems thinking, and ultimately, mass human behavior change. This is attainable by fostering a clear scientific and economic evidence base, coordinated and diverse leadership, sustained motivation, and the right mindset and public messaging. Brain capital is a novel framework that recognizes brain skills and brain health as indispensable drivers of the modern knowledge economy. The concept of “green brain capital” — which we are scoping in this paper — places a central emphasis on the brain to deliver a healthy and sustainable environment and, vice versa, on a green environment to promote and safeguard brain health. The environmental determinants of brain health are foundational to this model, as brain health is key to navigating the modern world and thriving. Key brain skills include green skills, creativity, adaptability, digital literacy, and ecological intelligence. Green brain capital intends to be politically pragmatic, economically aware, and lifespan-focused. Growing green brain capital will require transformations across hierarchical levels in social-ecological systems, ranging from individuals to sub-populations to entire societies.
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Toward a Comprehensive Brain Deal to Harness the Potential of Artificial Intelligence
Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy
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Brain health-directed policymaking: A new concept to strengthen democracy
Brookings Institution
Democracies are increasingly under siege. Beyond direct external (e.g., warfare) and internal (e.g., populism, extremism) threats to democratic nations, multiple democracy-weakening factors are converging in our modern world. Brain health challenges, including mental, neurologic, and substance use disorders, social determinants of health, long COVID, undesired effects of technology, mis- and disinformation, and educational, health, and gender disparities, are associated with substantial…
Democracies are increasingly under siege. Beyond direct external (e.g., warfare) and internal (e.g., populism, extremism) threats to democratic nations, multiple democracy-weakening factors are converging in our modern world. Brain health challenges, including mental, neurologic, and substance use disorders, social determinants of health, long COVID, undesired effects of technology, mis- and disinformation, and educational, health, and gender disparities, are associated with substantial economic and sociopolitical impediments. Herein, we argue that thriving democracies can distinguish themselves through provision of environments that enable each citizen to achieve their full brain health potential conducive to both personal and societal well-being. Gearing policymaking towards equitable and quality brain health may prove essential to combat brain challenges, promote societal cohesion, and boost economic productivity. We outline emerging policy innovations directed at building “pro-democratic brain health” across individual, communal, national, and international levels. While extensive research is warranted to further validate these approaches, brain health-directed policymaking harbors potential as a novel concept for democracy strengthening.
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A Systemic Recovery
OECD
Build Back Brainier: Base Policies on Brain Science
This chapter presents a conceptual asset, Brain Capital, to inform novel policies. The concept builds on previous work, the Brain Capital Grand Strategy, that considers Brain Capital in all policies and offers a comprehensive investment plan and the development of an index or a dashboard. The premise, enablers, and barriers towards a Brain Capital Building Policy Agenda are outlined. Engagement with communities is proposed, and approaches…Build Back Brainier: Base Policies on Brain Science
This chapter presents a conceptual asset, Brain Capital, to inform novel policies. The concept builds on previous work, the Brain Capital Grand Strategy, that considers Brain Capital in all policies and offers a comprehensive investment plan and the development of an index or a dashboard. The premise, enablers, and barriers towards a Brain Capital Building Policy Agenda are outlined. Engagement with communities is proposed, and approaches for educating policymakers are described. Brain Capital building policies should be considered in sectors such as human development, migration, gender issues, social justice, multi-cultural affairs, economics, protections, and international relations. Novel approaches for public investment including brain bonds and social impact investing are considered.Other authorsSee publication -
Open Innovation: The Key to Advancing Brain Health
Cambridge University Press
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Brain Capital: An Emerging Investment Opportunity
Psychiatric Times
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Brain Capital Foundry: Accelerating Responsible Innovation
Psychiatric Times
Our brains are arguably our biggest assets as individuals and communities. However, standards of care and access to solutions for brain challenges are woefully inadequate. Our environment can be harmful to our brains, such as through air pollution and nano-plastics in our food and water, as well as trauma and negative psychological effects from social media. Moreover, the neuroscience innovation market to “fix” these issues is often riddled with perverse incentives. We need a new model to link…
Our brains are arguably our biggest assets as individuals and communities. However, standards of care and access to solutions for brain challenges are woefully inadequate. Our environment can be harmful to our brains, such as through air pollution and nano-plastics in our food and water, as well as trauma and negative psychological effects from social media. Moreover, the neuroscience innovation market to “fix” these issues is often riddled with perverse incentives. We need a new model to link brain-based innovation with economics—a disciplined approach, methodology, and set of services for accelerating responsible innovation. We need a Brain Capital Foundry.
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Anthropology-Informed Business Principles for Brain Health
Psychiatric Times
The key to addressing mental health may lie in business innovation theories
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Data Governance in AI, Fintech and Regtech: Law and Regulation in the Financial Sector
Recognition in credits for "The Client Data Windfall Nourishing the Birth of Legal Technologies"
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The Information Gap Between Institutional and Retail Investors During the IPO Process
Financial Regulation: Political, Economic and Theoretical Foundations by Cambridge University Press
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Shall We Chat About WeChat: How Durex, Tesla Monetized 800M WeChat Users
China Money Network
Projects
Honors & Awards
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Forbes 30 Under 30 – Venture Capital
Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/profile/shuo-chen/
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Leader for the Future
All America Chinese Youth Federation
http://www.aacyf.org/?p=7016
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Outstanding Innovation Award
Hurun Report
https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2020-12-16/hurun-announced-honorees-for-its-2020-us-china-innovation-outstanding-awards
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201216005933/en/Hurun-Announced-Honorees-for-Its-2020-US-China-Innovation-Outstanding-Awards
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/sMPqGUzkYCXGq9HsbjrM9A -
Rising Star
Venture Capital Journal
https://www.venturecapitaljournal.com/40-rising-stars-to-tap-into-in-2022/
Languages
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French
Professional working proficiency
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Chinese
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Cantonese
Professional working proficiency
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Japanese
Elementary proficiency
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Korean
Elementary proficiency
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Shanghainese
Limited working proficiency
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish
Elementary proficiency
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