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Who John Wu is

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John Wu is President of Ava Labs (/tags/ava-labs), the company behind Avalanche (/tags/avalanche), where he sits within the Business Development organization.

Who is John Wu

Wu is a graduate of Cornell University's Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. Before joining Ava Labs, he worked as a buy-side investor at Tiger Management, a hedge fund, where he focused on technology investing.

Notable Work

Cornell's own alumni coverage frames Wu's career arc as a move from tech investor to blockchain entrepreneur, tracing a path from buy-side investing into his current role helping lead Ava Labs, the company Cornell professor Emin Gün Sirer (/tags/emin-gun-sirer) founded to build Avalanche.

Social Presence

Wu is active on X as @John1wu, where he discusses Ava Labs and the broader Avalanche ecosystem.

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Every dated thing we know · Aug 2026
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