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Emily Zhu

Investor at New York Life Insurance Company

New York, New York

Overview

Work Experience

  • Investor

    2022 - Current

    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

  • Strategic Transactions Group

    2021 - 2022

  • Finance & Impact Investing

    2020 - 2020

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Editorial/Education Research

    2014 - 2014

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