Who John Wu is
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.






































