About
Iris Chan has 15+ years as a Wells Fargo commercial banking head—deep expertise in large-bank credit, risk, and growth discipline—and decades as Principal at Ameriway, a long‑time private business owner.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- Ameriway IncPrincipalcurrent1987 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Mighty CapitalSenior Partnercurrent2017 — presentNorthern California
- The Angels' ForumMember/Partnercurrent2011 — presentMountain View, California
- San Francisco SymphonyBoard of Governorcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- East West Bank Corp.Board of Director2010 — 2022
- East West BankCorpBoard of Director2011 — 2022Pasadena, California
- Fine Arts Museum of San FranciscoExecutive Board of Trustee2001 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco Chamber of CommerceExecutive Member2003 — 2010
- Wells FargoSenior Executive and Head of Commercial Banking1994 — 2010
- Wells FargoExecutive Vice President & National Group Head1987 — 2009
- Wells Fargo HSBC Trade BankBoard of Director2005 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
- University of Southern California Marshall Business SchoolBoard of Advisor2005 — 2009Greater Los Angeles Area
- St. Luke's HospitalBoard of Director2002 — 2006San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
board oversight experience1Business Schools AdvisoryDue Diligence3Investments12Venture Capital19Private Equity7Mergers8Non-Profits OversightFinancial Analysis4Strategic Planning5Business Strategy2Management Consulting1
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StrategyEntrepreneurshipLoansBankingFinanceStart-upsManagementMergers & AcquisitionsLeadershipFinancial ServicesFinancial ModelingValuationLanguages Chinese both Mandarin and Cantonese
From Iris's professional profile.
Colleagues at Mighty Capital
Angelica Costa
Operations Assistant at Mighty Capital
Ashley Whitehurst
Chief of Staff at Mighty Capital
Bertrand Nepveu
General Partner at Triptyq Capital
Brendan Mallen
Investor at Mighty Capital
Camila Sgai Franco
Product Fellow at Mighty Capital
Chris Dunn
Venture Partner at Mighty Capital
Chris Dunn, M.D.
Venture Partner at Mighty Capital
David Rhoades
Head of Capital Formation at Mighty Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Iris Chan?
- Iris Chan has 15+ years as a Wells Fargo commercial banking head—deep expertise in large-bank credit, risk, and growth discipline—and decades as Principal at Ameriway, a long‑time private business owner.
- Where does Iris Chan work?
- Iris Chan is Venture Partner at Mighty Capital.
- What does Iris Chan invest in?
- Iris Chan invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, SaaS.
- Where did Iris Chan go to school?
- Iris Chan studied at UC Berkeley Haas Business School - Advanced Management Pprogram (Certificate of Completion, Financial Management).
Shared employers
Also worked at Wells Fargo225
Funmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundChen Yang SiaGeneral Counsel at Golden Gate VenturesTori KorineInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesM.G. ThibautFormer Chief Financial Officer at DroneDeploy at Scale Venture PartnersTony ThomasVenture Partner at Lux Capital
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