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Emily Zhu

Investor @ New York Life Ventures

New York, New York

Work Experience

  • Investor

    2022

    New York Life Ventures Select Portfolio: AltoIRA, Brella Insurance, Cogito, DataRobot, Delphix, Digital Currency Group (exited), Empathy, EvolutionIQ, H2O.ai, Kasa, Kingfield, Lynx.MD, Modern Life, Netskope, Norm Ai, Personal Capital (exited), Pivot, Propel, Reka, Scribe, Sentilink, Sigfig, SimplyInsured, SmartAsset, Strata, Truehold, ValidMind, Wellth

2021 - 2022

  • Strategic Transactions Group

    2021 - 2022

2020 - 2020

  • Finance & Impact Investing

    2020 - 2020

2018 - 2018

  • Strategy & Policy, Office of the City Treasurer

    2018 - 2018

    Awarded Metcalf grant and devised strategy for inaugural $100 million municipal impact investing Catalyst Fund, in office with $8 billion operating portfolio. The Catalyst Fund focuses on small businesses and CDFIs; now being disbursed to businesses affected by COVID-19.

  • Research Intern

    2017 - 2017

2015 - 2016

  • Corps Member

    2015 - 2016

    Worked full-time in AmeriCorps program during gap year at a high-need elementary school in East New York, Brooklyn. Served as an assistant teacher in third-grade classroom focusing on math, ELA, and social-emotional skills. Also created new academic after-school program with team and served as program director, as well as event planner for whole-school events.

2014 - 2014

  • Editorial/Education Research

    2014 - 2014