Jean Shi
InvestorDirector, Corporate Innovation at World Innovation Lab · Catalyst Investment Manager at AgriZeroNZ
San Francisco Bay Area
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About
Jean Shi is a Catalyst Investment Manager at AgriZeroNZ with over 20 years of experience in New Zealand's innovation, research, and commercialisation sectors. Her work spans leadership, stakeholder engagement across government, business, and science, policy and programme delivery, and project management.
Experience
- World Innovation Lab (WiL)Directorcurrent2020 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Cryptic LabsDirector of Business Strategy and Operations2018 — 2020Palo Alto, California, United States
- Plug and Play Tech CenterProgram Manager2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Lovefoodies IncFounding Member2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- MicrosoftDigital Strategist2015Tokyo, Japan
- Mitsui & Co., Ltd.Investment Manager2009 — 2014Tokyo, Japan
Skills & more
Financial Modeling4Financial Analysis5Business Strategy5Corporate FinanceBusiness Development1Valuation2Data AnalysisSourcingInvestmentsFinanceVenture CapitalFundraising
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Project ManagementStart-upsStrategic PartnershipsMarketingBudgetingCross-border TransactionsCross-functional Team LeadershipProgram ManagementStrategyStrategic PlanningManagementNegotiationLanguages Chinese · English · Japanese
From Jean's professional profile.
Colleagues at World Innovation Lab
Andy Cohen
SVP of Sales at Bill.com at PICUS CAPITAL
Bill Burns
Sr. Strategic Advisor at World Innovation Lab
Carlos Batista
CEO at Vantage Legacy Capital
Cheri Morohoshi
Partner, Investor Relations at World Innovation Lab
Clifford Cohn
Principal at World Innovation Lab
Daisuke Hara
Sr. Director, Finance & Platform at World Innovation Lab
Elizabeth Gray
Finance Manager at Seven Seven Six
Gen Isayama
General Partner & CEO at World Innovation Lab
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jean Shi?
- Jean Shi is a Catalyst Investment Manager at AgriZeroNZ with over 20 years of experience in New Zealand's innovation, research, and commercialisation sectors. Her work spans leadership, stakeholder engagement across government, business, and science, policy and programme delivery, and project management.
- Where does Jean Shi work?
- Jean Shi is Director, Corporate Innovation at World Innovation Lab.
- Where did Jean Shi go to school?
- Jean Shi studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); The University of Tokyo (Master’s Degree, Master of Public Policy); Tianjin University of Finance and Economics (Bachelor’s Degree, Economics and Japanese Language Study).
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Also attended The University of Tokyo221
Steve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoKazunori YamaguchiPartner at Global BrainShinji AmahaVice President at Acario InnovationTaka KodaPartner at Remiges Ventures, Inc.Taro HizumeGeneral Partner at Ff Venture CapitalMasaji MatsuokaManaging Director at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
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Also attended Tianjin University of Finance and Economics1
Shared employers
Also worked at Cryptic Labs1
Also worked at Plug and Play Tech Center129
Antonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesFan WenPrincipal & Director of AI at Fin CapitalSam KormanAssociate at PeakSpan Capital PartnersJon ChuExperts | Venture Partner at 212Yang TranPartner at Zero Prime VenturesZiheng LiInvestor at Saison Capital
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Also worked at Microsoft2,000
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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Also worked at Mitsui & Co., Ltd.28
Taro InabaManaging Partner at Remiges Ventures, Inc.Walter OlesiakOperating Partner at Remiges Ventures, Inc.Taka KodaPartner at Remiges Ventures, Inc.Taro HizumeGeneral Partner at Ff Venture CapitalSunao NishimuraInvestor at E12 Venture Capital, LlcMasaji MatsuokaManaging Director at E12 Venture Capital, Llc
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