About
Charles Wu is a Senior Partner at WI Harper Group, which he joined in 2015, and has more than 30 years of investing and operating experience. Before that he spent his career at IBM, where he served as vice president and managing director, founded and managed the IBM China Investment Fund, led the software group and e-business as general manager, and sat on the IBM Management Committee. He holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Houston and completed executive education programs at Harvard Business School and Wharton.
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Experience
- WI Harper GroupManaging Directorcurrent2015 — presentBeijing, China
- IBM Investment FundManaging Partner2006 — 2014
- IBM Investment FundVice President2006 — 2014Greater China
- IBM Greater China GroupDirector, Strategy and Business Development2003 — 2006Greater China
- IBM Greater China GroupGeneral Manager, Software Group2001 — 2003Greater China
- IBM Greater China GroupGeneral Manager, e-Business Solutions2000 — 2001Greater China
- American Chamber of Commerce ShanghaiChairman1995 — 1999Shanghai, China
- IBM Greater China GroupGeneral Manager, East and Central China1994 — 1999Shanghai, China
- IBMVarious1978 — 1993USA
Skills & more
Corporate Development11Business Strategy20Venture Capital31Mergers & Acquisitions20Business Development38IT Strategy4Management Consulting27Mergers7Private Equity11Emerging Markets5Financial Modeling11Cloud Computing2
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Start-upsBusiness TransformationConsultingInvestmentsStrategic PartnershipsExecutive ManagementStrategyManagementStrategic PlanningTeam LeadershipFrom Charles's professional profile.
Colleagues at WI Harper Group
Alexander Cheng
Associate at WI Harper Group
Benjamin Hu
Vice President at WI Harper
Calvin Liao
Associate at WI Harper Group
David Lam
Managing Director at WI Harper Group
Dr. Yigong Wang
Chief Operations Officer at WI Harper Group
Earl Yu
Principal at WI Harper Group
Edward Liu
Managing Partner at WI Harper Group
Emily Guo
Senior Associate at WI Harper Group
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Charles Wu?
- Charles Wu is a Senior Partner at WI Harper Group, which he joined in 2015, and has more than 30 years of investing and operating experience. Before that he spent his career at IBM, where he served as vice president and managing director, founded and managed the IBM China Investment Fund, led the software group and e-business as general manager, and sat on the IBM Management Committee. He holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Houston and completed executive education programs at Harvard Business School and Wharton.
- Where does Charles Wu work?
- Charles Wu is Senior Partner at WI Harper Group.
- Where did Charles Wu go to school?
- Charles Wu studied at Harvard Business School (Executive Education, Venture Capital and Private Equity); The Wharton School (Executive Education, Joint Ventures); University of Houston (Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance).
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Also attended The Wharton School1,984
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Also attended University of Houston74
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Shared employers
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