Elton Chang
InvestorManaging Director, WestRiver Group; Managing Partner - Disruptive Growth Fund at WestRiver Group · Junior Partner at Dragonfly · Investor at Propel Venture Partners
Greater Tampa Bay Area
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- WestRiver GroupManaging Director, WestRiver Group; Managing Partner - Disruptive Growth Fundcurrent2025 — present
- Caterpillar Inc.Vice President - Strategy & Business Development (Retired)2022 — 2025Los Colinas (Irving), TX USA
- Longbow CapitalLimited Partner Advisory Board Member2021 — 2025Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- GTUIT®, LLCBoard Member2021 — 2025Billings, MT USA
- Caterpillar Inc - Electric Power, Marine, Oil & Gas, and RemanufacturingDirector, Strategy & Growth Hub2019 — 2022Houston, TX USA
- Caterpillar Inc - Energy & TransportationDirector, Strategy and Operations & Execution2017 — 2019Deerfield, IL USA
- Caterpillar Inc - Oil & Gas and MarineGeneral Manager, Digital Business2014 — 2017Houston, TX USA
- Caterpillar Inc - Oil & GasManager, Global Business Development2012 — 2017Houston, TX USA
- Caterpillar Inc, Energy & TransportationOffice of the Group President2011Peoria, IL USA
- Caterpillar Inc, Oil & GasManaging Director, Eurasia, Europe, Middle East, and Africa2005 — 2011Moscow, Russia and London, UK
- Power Systems Generation Corporation LLCGeneral Manager2004 — 2005Cairo, Egypt
- Caterpillar Inc.Field Leadership – Electric Power, Industrial, Marine, On-Highway1997 — 2004Atlanta, GA and Charlotte, NC
- Caterpillar Inc.Manager – Distribution, Product, Commercial and Finance – Global Power Systems1992 — 1997Atlanta, GA, Philadelphia, PA, and Peoria, IL
- Caterpillar Inc.Staff – Sales & Marketing – Engine Division1989 — 1992Peoria, Illinois, United States
- The Walt Disney CompanyTeam Member – Marketing Department1988Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States
- CitibankSummer Intern2005
Skills & more
Business Strategy9Product Development9Six Sigma15Strategic Planning6Change Management2Operations Management2Manufacturing5Sales Management3Forecasting2Continuous Improvement1Energy1Engineering1
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StrategySupply Chain ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipNegotiationContract NegotiationManagementLeadershipNew Business DevelopmentLanguages Hindi
From Elton's professional profile.
Colleagues at WestRiver Group
Aaron Vaccaro
Vice President at WestRiver Group
Anthony Bontrager
Managing Director at WestRiver Group
Arika Lobe
Director of Finance at WestRiver Group
Ben Wolff
Advisor, WRG Technology Sector at WestRiver Group
Brian Huang
Associate at WestRiver Group
Cheyenne Nolze
Accounting Manager at WestRiver Group
Craig Lange
Managing Director at WestRiver Group
Dana Fink
Senior Associate at WestRiver Group
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Elton Chang?
- Investor at Propel Venture Partners
- Where does Elton Chang work?
- Elton Chang is Managing Director, WestRiver Group; Managing Partner - Disruptive Growth Fund at WestRiver Group.
- Where did Elton Chang go to school?
- Elton Chang studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Eastern Illinois University (Bachelor of Science - Business (Marketing & Finance) and Bachelor of Arts - Economics); Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (B.Tech., Information Technology).
Same school
Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business693
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Also attended Eastern Illinois University12
Segolene ScarboroughPartner, Finance at Lux CapitalPatrick MeisbergerManaging Partner at CommerzVenturesJoaquim LimaInvestor at Riverwood CapitalLisa MangertsederVenture Associate at Carbon Removal PartnersDaniel HeiseSenior Partner at DGFChris NicholsPortfolio Chief Talent Officer at Council
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Also attended Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University27
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Shared employers
Also worked at Caterpillar Inc.23
Ashley EthridgeExecutive Assistant at Teamworthy VenturesSamuel MartinVenture Analyst at OSF VenturesMichael SjöströmCo-Founder and Partner at Sectoral Asset ManagementEric HobbyAssociate at Trust VenturesBarry GivensManaging Partner at Collab CapitalMitch BrooksFounding Managing Partner at High Street Equity Partners
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Also worked at Longbow Capital11
Curtis BirchallInvestor at Longbow CapitalMichael CiaramellaInvestor at Longbow CapitalThomas FarranInvestor at Longbow CapitalMatthew RaeCompliance Officer at Glafka CapitalRajeev GuptaIndependent Director at Pidilite Industries LimitedRobert (Bob) H. BalkManaging Partner at Pier 70 Ventures
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Also worked at GTUIT®, LLC1
Also worked at The Walt Disney Company112
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