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Michele Li

Investor

Impact Partner at Fresco Capital

San Francisco, CA

About

Michele Li cofounded Talent Distillery, which works with leaders to build talent organizations, drawing on her decade of experience with early-stage and high-growth startups to advise founders and CEOs on attracting, developing, and retaining talent. She earned a BA in Economics and History from UC Berkeley and studied at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Fudan University in Shanghai. She focuses on talent-related work and exploring startup ecosystems across different geographies.

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Experience

  1. ThalamusChief of Staffcurrent2024 — present
  2. Talent DistilleryCo-Foundercurrent2018 — presentsan francisco | hong kong | london
  3. Fresco CapitalImpact Partnercurrent2017 — presentsan francisco | new york | london | hong kong
  4. Frederickson PartnersPartner2008 — 2018san francisco | new york
  5. University of California, BerkeleyAdmissions2005 — 2008berkeley

Education

  1. University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Arts, Economics
  2. Fudan UniversityBusiness & Economics
  3. The Chinese University of Hong KongDevelopmental Economics

Skills & more

Talent Management39Human Resources43Talent Acquisition53Performance Management6Change Management9Succession Planning21Team Building11Career Counseling5Executive Search28Executive Coaching13Organizational Development9Career Development6
+3 moreOrganizational DesignLeadership DevelopmentLeadership

Languages Cantonese · English

From Michele's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley863

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital

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Also attended Fudan University85

Mirva LaatunenSenior Investment Associate at OpenOceanHege TollerudHead of Community & Events at Brighteye VenturesChan Yip PangExecutive Director, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Adam ZongEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceRin HuangPartner at Fenbushi CapitalSarah ChanController at Stripes

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Also attended The Chinese University of Hong Kong62

Madeleine GoldbergInvestor at Lerer HippeauLily RaakaStrategist at Plum Alley InvestmentsMaría de Lera AuerspergInvestor at KfundBryson HearneAssociate at ResilienceVCEric FettVice President at NGP CapitalFiona ZhengPrincipal at Artesian

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Shared employers

Also worked at Thalamus1

Stephen ForteManaging Partner at Fresco Capital

Also worked at Frederickson Partners1

Bryan PowerVenture Partner at SHAKTI

Also worked at University of California, Berkeley142

Paul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechAndrea van ElsasInvestor at Third Rock VenturesFreada Kapor KleinFounding Partner at Kapor CapitalUlili OnovakpuriManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalRoseanneCo-founder at Renegade PartnersJay ParrishVenture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners

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Colleagues at Fresco Capital

Abhishek Kant
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Adam Omar Shanti
Venture Partner at Fresco Capital
Akira Hirata
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Allison Baum
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Andreas Seidler
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Angela Lee
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Angie Lau
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Ari Horie
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital