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Charles Wu

Investor

Senior Partner at WI Harper Group

China

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

  1. WI Harper GroupManaging Directorcurrent2015 — presentBeijing, China
  2. IBM Investment FundManaging Partner2006 — 2014
  3. IBM Investment FundVice President2006 — 2014Greater China
  4. IBM Greater China GroupDirector, Strategy and Business Development2003 — 2006Greater China
  5. IBM Greater China GroupGeneral Manager, Software Group2001 — 2003Greater China
  6. IBM Greater China GroupGeneral Manager, e-Business Solutions2000 — 2001Greater China
  7. American Chamber of Commerce ShanghaiChairman1995 — 1999Shanghai, China
  8. IBM Greater China GroupGeneral Manager, East and Central China1994 — 1999Shanghai, China
  9. IBMVarious1978 — 1993USA

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Education, Venture Capital and Private Equity2007
  2. The Wharton SchoolExecutive Education, Joint Ventures1998
  3. University of HoustonBachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance

Skills & more

Corporate Development11Business Strategy20Venture Capital31Mergers & Acquisitions20Business Development38IT Strategy4Management Consulting27Mergers7Private Equity11Emerging Markets5Financial Modeling11Cloud Computing2
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From Charles's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,777

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

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Also attended The Wharton School1,323

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended University of Houston38

Matt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalPreston SniderManager, IT at Sapphire VenturesEric RagsdaleAnalyst at Mercury FundSamina FaridInvestor at Golden SeedsYuxinVenture Scout at Little Bristol Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at IBM Investment Fund493

Kenneth ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesEricAdvisor at Clear VenturesKT MooreAdvisor at Clear Ventures

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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