Vern Chan
InvestorProgram Manager (Global) at UNSW Founders 10x
Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
About
Vern Chan is a Global Program Manager at UNSW with experience in project management, sales, and market research across startups, agencies, and enterprises in sectors ranging from FMCG to CRISPR therapeutics. Fluent in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Malay, Chan has developed expertise in networking, opportunity identification, and commercial problem-solving. His work focuses on developing partnerships related to decarbonization and sustainability initiatives.
Experience
- UNSWGlobal Program Managercurrent2025 — present
- UNSWTutor2025
- UNSW FoundersProject Officer2024 — 2025Sydney, NSW
- Your PivotCertified Startup Coach2021 — 2025Sydney, NSW
- LEANSTACKContinuous Innovation and Startup Coach2021 — 2025Texas, United States
- DuckrowCo-founder & CEO2023Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- willHQ.comCo-Founder2021 — 2023Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- CataliizeManaging Director - Research2020 — 2021Sydney, NSW
- CataliizeResearch Director2019 — 2021Sydney, Australia
- Sussex MediaGroup Business Director2018 — 2019Sydney, Australia
- Atomic 212ºGroup Client Service Director2017 — 2018Sydney, Australia
- PHD AustraliaPlanning Director2015 — 2017Sydney
- Google SquaredSquared member2015Sydney, Australia
- UnileverCommunication Channel (Media) Manager, Unilever Malaysia & Singapore2006 — 2014Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) MalaysiaChairman of ABCi2013 — 2014Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) MalaysiaChairman2011 — 2013Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Malaysian Advertiser AssociationVice President2010 — 2014Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Wall's Ice CreamBrand Manager2002 — 2005Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- MCCANN ERICKSON (M) SDN BHDBrand Communications Manager / Account Manager2001 — 2002
- Spider DÁrcyAccount Executive2000 — 2001Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Education
- LeanStackCoach Certification, Startup2021
- HELP UniversityBachelor of Commerce, Marketing1997 — 1999
- Binary UniversityAdvanced, Advanced Diploma in ABE (Business Administration)1995 — 1996
Skills & more
Global Delivery2Complex Project Management1PitchingBusiness DevelopmentSalesCoaching2Digital Channels2Public Relations1Television1Lean Startup1Business Coaching1Positioning (Marketing)1
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Marketing Campaign PlansStakeholder ManagementMedia AgenciesBudget ReconciliationIntegrated MarketingBrand ManagementAdvertisingFMCGDesign ThinkingCreativity and InnovationCommunicationPublic SpeakingLanguages Bahasa Malaysia · Cantonese · English · Mandarin
- Google Analytics Basic — Google analytics
- Hootsuite Platform Certification — Hootsuite Academy
- LeanStack Coach Certification — LEANSTACK
- Design Thinking: Venture Design — LinkedIn
- A Design Thinking Approach to Putting the Customer First — LinkedIn
- Growth Hacking Foundations — LinkedIn
- Freelancing Foundations — LinkedIn
- Entrepreneurship Foundations — LinkedIn
- Learning Data Science: Using Agile Methodology — LinkedIn
- Learning Data Science: Understanding the Basics — LinkedIn
From Vern's professional profile.
Colleagues at UNSW Founders 10x
Celine Olarte
Program Coordinator at UNSW Founders 10x
Cydonie Greenway
Program Manager (Health 10x) at UNSW Founders 10x
David Burt
Director of Entrepreneurship at UNSW Founders 10x
Dina Titkova
Senior Manager (Startup Programs & Partnerships) at UNSW Founders 10x
Eleni Assargiotis
Program Manager (Climate 10x) at UNSW Founders 10x
Georgia Lyons
Program Manager (Peter Farrell Cup) at UNSW Founders 10x
Hamish McFarlane
Makerspace Coordinator (MCIC) at UNSW Founders 10x
Joseph Po
Program Manager (Health 10x) at UNSW Founders 10x
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Vern Chan work?
- Vern Chan is Program Manager (Global) at UNSW Founders 10x.
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Trevor FolsomInvestible Co-Founder and Chair at Investible Climate Tech FundJason WhitfieldInvestment Manager at Main Sequence VenturesDina TitkovaSenior Manager (Startup Programs & Partnerships) at UNSW Founders 10xNina JuhlSenior Manager (Curiosity Programs & MCIC) at UNSW Founders 10xCeline OlarteProgram Coordinator at UNSW Founders 10xMariana Luis-Castillo PatronCommunity Manager at UNSW Founders 10x
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Also worked at LEANSTACK1
Also worked at Atomic 212º1
Also worked at Google Squared1,561
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures
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