John Wu

John Wu

Ava Labs | President

Three-time entrepreneur, life-long investor, and now operator, John Wu is the President of Ava Labs, a software services company behind the Layer 1 blockchain Avalanche. In this role, he leads commercial and product teams building tools for technology, finance, consumer, and gaming verticals to develop blockchain-based solutions.

John has over 20 years of experience as a fintech executive and technology investor, running Sureview Capital, a global hedge fund backed by the Blackstone Group and managing a global technology portfolio at Kingdon Capital previously. He began his investment career at Tiger Management.

With a BS from Cornell and MBA from Harvard, he enjoys working with his alma maters, mentoring the next generation of builders. He is an advisor to the Cornell Blockchain Club and regularly supports students through his family scholarship trust.