Helen Chen
InvestorVice President at DST Global
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
Experience
- OpenAIProduct Growthcurrent2026 — present
- BlockdaemonVice President, Product Management & Design2024 — 2025
- DST GlobalVice President2021 — 2023
- ReforgeProduct & Growth Advisor to CEO2020
- SoftBank Investment AdvisersVice President2019 — 2020
- WhatsApp Inc.Head of Product Strategy2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Sands Capital ManagementTechnology Investment Analyst - MBA Intern2014Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- World Bank GroupPolicy Advisor - Education2012 — 2013Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Bain & CompanySenior Associate Consultant2010 — 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
Education
- Brown UniversityBachelor's degree
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
Skills & more
Product StrategyValuationDue DiligenceProduct ManagementGrowth StrategiesVenture CapitalManagementStrategy
Languages English
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Helen Chen work?
- Helen Chen is Vice President at DST Global.
- What check size does Helen Chen write?
- Helen Chen typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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Also worked at WhatsApp Inc.12
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