Person attributes
John Wu is President of Ava Labs, an Andresseen Horowitz backed technology company building the next-generation blockchain platform: Avalanche. John’s objective is to open up financial services and products to all. In this role, he leverages his expertise from over 20 years as a fintech executive and technology investor to create a blockchain-enabled solution for originating, issuing, and trading financial assets.
John was previously CEO of the SharesPost Digital Assets Group, enabling compliant token trading of private shares and funds. Prior to that, he was a technology investor and the founder of Sureview Capital, a global hedge fund backed by the Blackstone Group.
John began his investment career at Tiger Management, a preeminent hedge fund with $20 billion in assets under management at its peak, before managing a global technology portfolio at Kingdon Capital.
John received his MBA from Harvard University and holds a BS in Economics from Cornell University.
President
Ava Labs
2020 – present time
Greater New York City
CEO, Founder
Sureview Capital / Sego
2010 – present time
Greenwich, CT
CEO, Digital Assets Group
SharesPost
2018 - 2019
San Francisco Bay Area
Portfolio Manager
Kingdon Capital
2004 - 2010
Analyst
Tiger Management
1992 - 1996
