Speaker Profile

Wayee Chu is a General Partner at Reach Capital, a venture fund focused on early stage startups building across education, future of work and health. The future of collegiate sports and the impact of NIL on higher education is a growing investment focus for the fund. Prior to Reach, Wayee was the co-founder of theNewSchools Seed Fund; a fund focused on early stage education technology companies. Wayee also worked as an equity research analyst at Merrill Lynch inNew York, where she covered the financial services sector. She started her career in 1997 as a financial analyst at Morgan Stanley.

She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the University of MichiganAlumni Association (AAUM) as well as on the Board of Trustees of the SanFrancisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and the leadership council at theUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA). Wayee graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor's degree in Economics and Political Science. She is a fanatic Wolverine and Warriors basketball fan.