Charles Wu
Private Equity Investor at WI Harper Group, Inc. (China)
Profile
Charles is Senior Partner of W.I.
Harper Group.
He has over 30 years of extensive experience in investing and operating.
Prior to joining W.I.
Harper Group in 2015, Charles was vice president and managing director at IBM Corporation.
He was founder and Managing Partner of IBM China Investment Fund.
Previously, he was general manager of software group and e-business at IBM and an executive member of IBM Management Committee.
Before he was appointed general manager of IBM East and Central China in 1994, Charles was a founding member of IBM business consulting and IT outsourcing services groups in the US.
He started his career with IBM as a systems engineer.
Charles is actively involved in civic and community activities.
He served as Senior Advisor to City of Shenyang Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, executive board member of E-Commerce China Forum, Committee Member of City of Shanghai e-Commerce Committee, chairman of The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, and vice chairman of the Board of Trustees, International School of Beijing, and Asian American MultiTechnology Association Cradle Program executive mentor to start-up entrepreneurs.
He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from the University of Houston.
He also completed Harvard Business School Executive Education on Venture Capital & Private Equity and Wharton Business School Executive Education on Joint Ventures.
Charles Wu active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| WI Harper Group, Inc. (China) | Private Equity Investor | 01/01/2015 |
WI Harper Group, Inc.
 WI Harper Group, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance WI Harper Group, Inc. (WI Harper) is a venture capital firm founded in 1993 by Peter Liu. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional offices in Beijing and Taipei. | Private Equity Investor | 01/01/2015 |
Former positions of Charles Wu
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Greater China Group | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2006 |
American Chamber of Commerce (China)
 American Chamber of Commerce (China) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The American Chamber of Commerce (China) is a non-profit organization with a membership of 4,000 individuals from 900 companies operating across China. The organization's mission is to help American companies succeed in China through advocacy, information, networking, and business support services. With headquarters in Beijing, AmCham also serves central, southern, and northeast China through its chapters in Tianjin, Guangzhou, Shenyang, and Dalian. AmCham China has more than 30 working groups and holds over 150 events each year. | Chairman | 01/01/1999 |
| IBM Corp. /Personal Computing Division/ | Private Equity Investor | - |
Training of Charles Wu
| University of Houston | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 5 |
|---|---|
| WI Harper Group, Inc. (China) | Finance |
WI Harper Group, Inc.
WI Harper Group, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance WI Harper Group, Inc. (WI Harper) is a venture capital firm founded in 1993 by Peter Liu. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional offices in Beijing and Taipei. | Finance |
American Chamber of Commerce (China)
American Chamber of Commerce (China) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The American Chamber of Commerce (China) is a non-profit organization with a membership of 4,000 individuals from 900 companies operating across China. The organization's mission is to help American companies succeed in China through advocacy, information, networking, and business support services. With headquarters in Beijing, AmCham also serves central, southern, and northeast China through its chapters in Tianjin, Guangzhou, Shenyang, and Dalian. AmCham China has more than 30 working groups and holds over 150 events each year. | Commercial Services |
| IBM Greater China Group | |
| IBM Corp. /Personal Computing Division/ | Electronic Technology |
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