Kathy Chan (陳凱英)
Born
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, Venture Capital

Kathy Chan (陳凱英) is an American entrepreneur and investor.[1][2] From 2007 to 2010, Chan worked at Facebook, where she focused on corporate communications and marketing.[3] In 2010, she co-founded investment firm 137 Ventures.[4] In August 2014, she became an operating partner at Khosla Ventures.[5]

Earlier in her career, Chan was involved in U.S. politics. During the 2006 election cycle, she served as deputy campaign manager and interim political committee director for Senator Bob Casey Jr. Previously, she was the director of operations for John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign in Pennsylvania.[6]

Chan currently serves as a senior advisor to South by Southwest (SXSW).

References

  1. Rampton, John. "The Silicon Valley Investors You Need to Know in 2016". Inc. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. Swartz, Jon (November 5, 2012). "Roundtable: Women make mark in venture capital". USA Today. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. Austin, Scott (November 19, 2010). "A New Fund Helps Facebook Employees Exercise Stock Options". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  4. Hempel, Jessi (17 May 2012). "How 137 Ventures hacked the stock option tax code" Fortune Magazine. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  5. Ha, Anthony (August 1, 2014). "137 Ventures Co-Founder Kathy Chan Becomes An Operating Partner At Khosla". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  6. Kerry General Election Pennsylvania Campaign Organization. Democracy In Action. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
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