Episode Details

Chris Shen (沈偉士) is the co-founder of Revere, where he jointly oversees all investments, asset management, strategic initiatives and operational activities. Chris is also a managing partner of all Revere-managed fund products.

Chris is also a Founding Partner (non-executive) of West 22nd Capital Advisers, a Hong Kong-based single family office and investment firm that is licensed by the Securities & Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC). Among other roles, Chris established the firm’s operations, served on the investment committee, and led venture capital and external asset manager investments.

Chris also currently serves on the advisory boards of tech companies FiscalNote, Booqed and Zectr, and is a venture partner with BridgeWood Alternatives and GPO Fund. Previously, he was a special counsel with the global law firm Baker McKenzie, focusing on corporate finance and fund formation matters in the Asia-Pacific region.

Chris serves on the board of directors of the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) NYC and is active with the Association of Asian American Investment Managers (AAAIM) and Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles. He is also a Type 1/4/9 responsible officer under the SFC, is admitted to practice law in the State of Texas, and speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese. A native Texan who grew up in Houston, Chris lived and worked in Greater China (Beijing, Taipei and Hong Kong) from 2006 to 2019, and now splits his time between Silicon Valley and Hong Kong.

Show notes at: https://www.jeremyau.com/blog/chris-shen

You can find the community discussion for this episode at: https://club.jeremyau.com/c/podcasts/chris-shen

This episode is produced by Kyle Ong.