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Jeff Chen

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Managing Director at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital

Albany, NY

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About

Joined Asahi Kasei Corporate VC in 2023, having previously been VP of Product Management and Development at Crystal IS, a semiconductor device company acquired by Asahi Kasei in 2012. He holds a PhD in electrical engineering from Stony Brook University and an MBA from NYU Stern.

Experience

  1. Asahi KaseiManaging Director, Asahi Kasei Venturescurrent2025 — present
  2. KEWAZOInvestor and Board Observercurrent2026 — present
  3. Path RoboticsInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  4. Sight MachineInvestor and Board Observercurrent2024 — present
  5. Power to HydrogenInvestor and Board Observercurrent2024 — present
  6. Ionomr Innovations Inc.Investor and Board Observercurrent2023 — present
  7. AM BatteriesInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  8. Asahi KaseiInvestment Director, Asahi Kasei Ventures2022 — 2025
  9. Crystal ISVice President of Product Management and Development2022 — 2023Albany, New York Metropolitan Area
  10. Crystal ISVP of Substrate Development & Operations2019 — 2022Albany, New York Metropolitan Area
  11. Crystal ISDirector of Product Management - OPTAN (Instrumentation)2018 — 2019Albany, New York Metropolitan Area
  12. Crystal ISDirector of Substrate R&D2015 — 2019Green Island, NY
  13. Crystal ISCrystal Growth R&D Manager2014 — 2015Green Island, NY
  14. Crystal ISPhoton Extraction Engineer2011 — 2014Green Island, NY
  15. Stony Brook UniversityResearch Assistant2006 — 2011

Skills & more

Matlab10Labview5LabVIEW3prototypingOperational ExcellenceStrategic PlanningCharacterization35Semiconductors28Simulations22Thin Films10Materials Science10Optics8
+12 moreNanotechnologyScanning Electron MicroscopyProject ManagementResearch and Development (R&D)Design of ExperimentsLean ManufacturingStatistical Process Control (SPC)Root Cause AnalysisProduct ManagementDesign for ManufacturingContinuous Improvementproduct development

Languages Chinese · English

  • Lighting and Illumination Design Using Zemax — Zemax, LLC
  • Maximizing Your Leadership Potential — Center for Creative Leadership

From Jeff's professional profile.

Colleagues at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital

Alex Dupée
Partner at Alchemy Partners LLP
Chris Greeno
Associate at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
Daisuke Hotta
Investment Professional, Climate Tech at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
Hirotaka Asai
Manager at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
Howard Kim
Managing Director at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
Ian Cash
Partner at Alchemy Partners
John
Investment Professional, Building Technology at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital
John S. Crowley
Senior Advisor at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jeff Chen?
Joined Asahi Kasei Corporate VC in 2023, having previously been VP of Product Management and Development at Crystal IS, a semiconductor device company acquired by Asahi Kasei in 2012. He holds a PhD in electrical engineering from Stony Brook University and an MBA from NYU Stern.
Where does Jeff Chen work?
Jeff Chen is Managing Director at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital.
Where did Jeff Chen go to school?
Jeff Chen studied at NYU Stern School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Stony Brook University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical Engineering); Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Optical Information of Science & Technology).

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