Fundraising Fox

Chuck Eesley

Investor

Fund Advisor at TSVC

Stanford, California, United States

Writes $1K – $25K checks · typically $5K

About

Associate Professor in Stanford's Department of Management Science and Engineering and an editorial board member for the Strategic Management Journal.

Experience

  1. Stanford University School of EngineeringProfessorcurrent2025 — presentStanford, California, United States
  2. Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP)Faculty Co-Director (International Entrepreneurship)current2009 — present
  3. VobileIndependent Non-Executive Director and Remuneration Committee Chaircurrent2017 — presentHong Kong SAR
  4. Stanford Center for AI Safety (SAFE)Faculty Affiliatecurrent2024 — present
  5. Stanford King Center on Global DevelopmentSteering Committee Membercurrent2024 — present
  6. Zhou and Eesley Family FoundationCo-Founder / Board membercurrent2020 — presentStanford, CA
  7. MS in Clinical Informatics Management (MCiM)Advisory Boardcurrent2020 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  8. Stanford Digital Economy LabFaculty Affiliatecurrent2020 — present
  9. Stanford Woods Institute for the EnvironmentFaculty Affiliatecurrent2013 — present
  10. Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students (BASES)Faculty Advisorcurrent2019 — present
  11. Freeman Spogli Institute for International StudiesFaculty Affiliate, Stanford Center on China's Economy and Institutionscurrent2021 — present
  12. Brave CapitalInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  13. TSVCAdvisorcurrent2020 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  14. Vectors CapitalInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  15. Nexa AIAdvisorcurrent2024 — presentStanford, California, United States
  16. Empo HealthAdvisor/Investorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  17. Stanford University Department of Management Science & EngineeringAssociate Professor2017 — 2025Stanford, CA
  18. The Chinese University of Hong KongFaculty in Residence2023HONG KONG SAR, China
  19. Start-Up ChileAdvisory Board Member2013 — 2017Chile
  20. U.S. Department of StateSpeaker/Mentor for Global Innovation through Science & Technology (GIST) Entrepreneurship Bootcamps2013 — 2017International

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD, Management2005 — 2009
  2. Duke UniversityBS, Cognitive Neuroscience1998 — 2002
  3. School for International TrainingStudy Abroad2000 — 2001
  4. Marietta High School1994 — 1998

Skills & more

Start-up VenturesEarly Stage VenturesEntrepreneurship StrategyInnovation Systems DesignStartup AdvisoryAI Policy, Governance, and RegulationAdvisory BoardsAnalytical SkillsHealthcareNonprofit OrganizationsQuantitative ResearchHigher Education
+12 moreEconomics of InnovationEntrepreneurshipVenture CapitalBiotechnologyLifesciencesStart-upsData AnalysisStataRLaTeXMatlabStrategy

Languages English · STATA, Javascript, HTML

  • PADI Rescue Diver — PADI
  • Open Water Diver — PADI
  • Advanced Open Water Diver — Roctopus Dive

From Chuck's professional profile.

Colleagues at TSVC

Carl Showalter
Fund Advisor at TSVC
Carl Wang
Partner at TSVC
Charlene Li
Director of Strategic Partnerships at TSVC
Charles Shao
General Partner at TSVC
Chiu Chau
Venture Partner at TSVC
Chun Xia
Founding Partner at TSVC
Cindy Zhang
Venture Partner at TSVC
David Duan
Venture Partner at TSVC

Network2

Bianca SassoonScout
Managing Partner at 17Sigma
Enzo CavalieScout
Principal at Reach Capital

Investors connected to Chuck in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Chuck Eesley work?
Chuck Eesley is Fund Advisor at TSVC.
What check size does Chuck Eesley write?
Chuck Eesley typically writes checks of $1K – $25K.

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,280

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars

+ 1,274 more

Also attended Duke University499

Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpScott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture GroupVinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners

+ 493 more

Also attended School for International Training20

Shayna HarrisAdvisor at Rocana VenturesJennifer DulskiInvestor at Roble VenturesSeth SilvermanAdvisor at Factor[e] VenturesGaurav ManchandaChief Product Officer at MassChallenge MexicoLaurie Felker JonesVisiting Partner at True Wealth VenturesJamison ErvinImpact Committee at EcoEnterprises Fund

+ 14 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Stanford University School of Engineering39

Tanya JomaaAssociate at Redpoint VenturesJohn WaleckaCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesGil RosenGP at Blockchain BuildersKun PengGP at Blockchain BuildersSteven WillingerGP at Blockchain BuildersTuck Lye KohFounding Partner at Shunwei Capital

+ 33 more

Also worked at Vobile2

David LiuInvestor at EPIC VENTURESAlfred ChuManaging Partner, Starlite Investment Group at iFly.vc

Also worked at Stanford University Department of Management Science & Engineering1

Partha Choudary KatragaddaSenior Associate at FLYWHEEL

Also worked at The Chinese University of Hong Kong5

Frank TongManaging Partner at QBN CapitalAditya OnggowarsitoSenior Associate, Investments at HelicapEmmanuel HuiInvestor at Saltagen VenturesYajin ZhouTechnical Advisor at MetaWeb VenturesSabrina PasemanManaging Partner at Omni Ventures