Karen Chu
Executive Fellow - Strategic Partnerships at GoodLight Capital- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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GoodLight Capital
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Fellow - Strategic Partnerships
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Jan 2023 - Present
New York, United States
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NYU Law Grunin Center for Law and Social Entrepreneurship
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Researcher - Impact Investing Case Study Development
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Oct 2022 - Present
New York, United States Developing a case study on the launch and scaling of the MicroBuild Impact Investment Fund – a blended finance housing microfinance lending facility in emerging markets. Conducting primary research on the design and success of the fund’s foreign exchange risk mitigation strategy.
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NIIF: NYU Impact Investment Fund
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United States
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Financial Inclusion Deal Team Associate
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Sep 2022 - May 2023
New York, United States
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Obran Cooperative
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United States
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Investment Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Summer Strategist
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Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
Obran is the first worker-owned cooperative conglomerate. Leveraging its portfolio of small businesses, the cooperative empowers its workers through ownership and education. Obran’s unique holding cooperative structure allows it to find, acquire, and hold profitable small- to medium-size businesses and real estate on behalf of its worker-owners.
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NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Graduate Fellow, Invest NYC SDG Initiative
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Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
New York, New York, United States Supported business development initiatives to bring circular economy projects from ideation to financeable opportunities for private capital investment. Invest NYC SDG is an initiative which seeks to help build a sustainable, inclusive and resilient economy in New York City by using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) as a framework to drive private sector engagement and financing in six primary areas: - Sustainable mobility - Built environment -… Show more Supported business development initiatives to bring circular economy projects from ideation to financeable opportunities for private capital investment. Invest NYC SDG is an initiative which seeks to help build a sustainable, inclusive and resilient economy in New York City by using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) as a framework to drive private sector engagement and financing in six primary areas: - Sustainable mobility - Built environment - Climate resilience - Renewable energy - Food and health - Waste and a circular economy Show less
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S&P Global
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate
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Sep 2019 - Aug 2021
Greater New York City Area Business & Consumer Services
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Analyst
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Oct 2017 - Sep 2019
Greater New York City Area
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Structured Finance Analyst
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Aug 2016 - Oct 2017
New York City
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Education
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The University of Chicago
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Public Policy -
NYU Stern School of Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA