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Vanessa Chan

Vanessa Chan

Vanessa Chan

Professor of Practice; Partner

Penn School of Engineering; Robin Hood Ventures


Vanessa Z Chan is an entrepreneur, board member, angel investor, keynote speaker and educator. She thrives at the interface of technology and business, and as a partner at McKinsey & Co., she co-led its innovation practice. Today, at the University of Pennsylvania, she is a professor of Practice in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Undergraduate Chair of Materials Science & Engineering and a member of the Executive Committee of Penn Health.

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