Ernestine Fu

Fu was born in Los Angeles, California,{{cite web|url=https://stanfordreview.org/student-breaking-into-vc-world/amp/|title=Student Breaking Into VC World|publisher=The Stanford Review|date=2011-05-01|access-date=2020-02-22}} where she attended North Hollywood High School's Highly Gifted Magnet program.

Fu graduated with her B.S., M.S., MBA, and Ph.D. from Stanford University.{{cite web|url=https://www.alsop-louie.com/team/ernestine-fu/|title=Ernestine Fu|website=Alsop Louie Partners|date=29 March 2017 }}{{Cite web|url=https://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/june/graduating-senior-awards-062513.html|title=Graduating seniors receive awards for theses, research and arts projects|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929154204/https://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/june/graduating-senior-awards-062513.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 29, 2022|date=June 25, 2013|website=news.stanford.edu|language=en-us}}{{Cite web|url=https://news.stanford.edu/thedish/2013/05/22/ernestine-fu-martin-fischer-share-schmidt-macarthur-fellowship/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424210904/https://news.stanford.edu/thedish/2013/05/22/ernestine-fu-martin-fischer-share-schmidt-macarthur-fellowship/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 24, 2021|date=May 22, 2013|title=Ernestine Fu, Martin Fischer receive Schmidt-MacArthur Fellowship|website=news.stanford.edu|language=en-us}}{{Cite web|url=https://blog.issuu.com/six-questions-with-ernestine-fu/|title=Six Questions with Ernestine Fu|website=blog.issuu.com|language=en-us|date=15 September 2017|access-date=2020-02-22}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stanforddaily.com/2014/02/12/15-stanford-classmates-who-could-be-your-biggest-startup-investor/|title=15 Stanford classmates who could be your biggest startup investor |first=Joe |last=Hansen |date= February 13, 2014|work=The Stanford Daily}}

Fu is an investment partner at Brave Capital.{{cite web|url=https://california100.org/ernestine-fu/ |title=Ernestine Fu - California 100|date=28 September 2021 |access-date=15 April 2023}} Inspired by her colleagues' government and national security backgrounds, particularly their work at the NSA and In-Q-Tel, she started her career at Alsop Louie Partners while still as an undergraduate at Stanford University and has since been a venture partner at the firm. She closed her first deal in her first two months at the firm, and was recognized for bringing a fresh face to venture capital as a young Asian-American woman.{{cite web |last=Adams |first=Susan |date=May 13, 2011 |title=Names You Need to Know: Ernestine Fu |url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2011/0822/best-colleges-11-stanford-ernestine-fu-alsop-louie-class-act.html |work=Forbes}}{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2011/08/03/all-star-student-entrepreneurs-coed-ernestine-fu/ |title=All-Star Student Entrepreneurs: Coed Venture Capitalist |first=Susan |last=Adams |date= August 3, 2011|work=Forbes}}{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/special-report/2012/forbes-our-covers-our-message.html |title=Our Covers, Our Message |date= 2012|work=Forbes}}{{cite web|url=http://business.asiaone.com/news/print-it-wear-it-thats-the-way-customers-want-it |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024806/http://business.asiaone.com/news/print-it-wear-it-thats-the-way-customers-want-it |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 17, 2015 |title='Print it, wear it, that's the way customers want it' |first=Jacqueline |last=Woo |date= December 15, 2014|work=The Straits Times}}

She is frequently cited on the topic of autonomous vehicles. She has made investments in early-stage technology companies like Zoox (now a subsidiary of Amazon) and nuTonomy (now part of the Motional autonomous driving joint venture between Aptiv and Hyundai Motor Group).{{Cite news|url=https://www.protocol.com/braintrust/biggest-milestones-autonomous-vehicles-2022|title=What will be the biggest milestone or news for the autonomous vehicles industry in 2022?|last=McAllister|first=Kevin|date=11 January 2022|work=Protocol|access-date=20 May 2022|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/28/6-leading-mobility-vcs-discuss-the-road-ahead/|title=6 leading mobility VCs discuss the road ahead|last=Korosec|first=Kirsten|date=28 May 2020|work=TechCrunch|access-date=20 May 2022|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://engineering.stanford.edu/magazine/article/why-self-driving-cars-shouldn-t-be-too-autonomous|title=Why self-driving cars shouldn't be too autonomous|last=Hyde|first=David|date=28 May 2020|work=Stanford Engineering Magazine|access-date=20 May 2022|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/14/7-top-mobility-vcs-discuss-covid-19-strategies-and-trends/|title=W7 top mobility VCs discuss COVID-19 strategies and trends|last=Dickey|first=Megan Rose|date=14 May 2020|work=TechCrunch|access-date=20 May 2022|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/vcs-electric-vehicle-startups-revolutionize-car-industry-2020-8|title=11 hot electric-vehicle startups that will revolutionize the car industry, according to VCs|last=Matousek|first=Mark|date=1 February 2021|work=Business Insider|access-date=1 June 2022|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/16/experts-from-ford-toyota-and-hyundai-outline-why-automakers-are-pouring-money-into-robotics/|title=Experts from Ford, Toyota and Hyundai outline why automakers are pouring money into robotics|last=Heater|first=Bryan|date=16 June 2021|work=TechCrunch|access-date=1 June 2022|language=en}} She completed her doctoral thesis on autonomous vehicles at Stanford University's Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Lab, and her research has received awards at academic conferences such as the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.{{cite web|url=https://chi2020.acm.org/for-attendees/chi-2020-best-papers-honourable-mentions/ |title=CHI 2020 Best Papers & Honourable Mentions |access-date=1 June 2022}} She has been a director at Hyundai Motor Group.{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/21/hyundai-completes-deal-for-controlling-interest-in-boston-dynamics/|title=Hyundai completes deal for controlling interest in Boston Dynamics|last=Heater|first=Brian|date=21 June 2021|work=TechCrunch|access-date=20 May 2022|language=en}}

Fu has been an advisor to DBS Bank. She helped launch the bank's venture debt program for financing startups and was the face of DBS BusinessClass, a program to foster entrepreneurship in Asia.{{cite web|url=http://business.asiaone.com/news/print-it-wear-it-thats-the-way-customers-want-it |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024806/http://business.asiaone.com/news/print-it-wear-it-thats-the-way-customers-want-it |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 17, 2015 |title='Print it, wear it, that's the way customers want it' |first=Jacqueline |last=Woo |date= December 15, 2014|work=The Straits Times}}{{Cite news|url=https://vulcanpost.com/529181/how-dbs-is-fronting-and-doubling-down-the-push-for-entrepreneurship-in-singapore/|title=How DBS Is Fronting And Doubling Down On The Push For Entrepreneurship In Singapore|last=Ong|first=Don|date=12 February 2016|work=Vulcan Post|access-date=2019-07-12|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dbs.com/newsroom/DBS_Hong_Kong_Rolls_Out_DBS_BusinessClass_Programme_To_Support_SME_Community |title=DBS Hong Kong rolls out DBS BusinessClass Programme to support SME community |date=13 July 2016|work=DBS Bank}}

Fu has taught courses on the effects and applications of emerging technology as an adjunct professor and is co-director of the Frontier Technology Lab.{{cite web|url=https://cee.stanford.edu/people/ernestine-fu |title=Ernestine Fu |access-date=20 May 2022}}

Forbes named her to its inaugural 30 Under 30 list; Vanity Fair named her to its Next Establishment list; and Business Insider named her to its Silicon Valley 100 list.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mdg45gdhk/ernestine-fu-associate-alsop-louie-partners-20/ |title=30 Under 30: Finance |website=Forbes |access-date=1 June 2022}}{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/business/new-establishment/2011/next-establishment-201110/ |title=The Next Establishment |last=Deligter |first=Jack |date=October 2011 |magazine=Vanity Fair |access-date=1 June 2022 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005090354/https://www.vanityfair.com/business/new-establishment/2011/next-establishment-201110/ |archive-date=5 October 2011 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/the-silicon-valley-100-2012-1|title=The Silicon Valley 100|date=2 February 2012|work=Business Insider|access-date=1 June 2022|language=en}} Prior to including her on its 30 Under 30 list, Forbes featured her on the cover of its print magazine in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/special-report/2012/forbes-our-covers-our-message.html |title=Our Covers, Our Message |date= 2012|work=Forbes}} She received the Kauffman Fellowship for venture capitalists and Eisenhower Fellowship for mid-career professionals.{{Cite news|url=https://kauffman-fellows.medium.com/kauffmanwomen-q-a-with-ernestine-fu-on-technology-government-and-societal-impact-10f8425581c1|title=KauffmanWomen: Q&A with Ernestine Fu on Technology, Government, and Societal Impact|date=12 November 2021|work=Kauffman Fellows|access-date=1 June 2022|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.efworld.org/meet-the-2019-usa-fellows/ |title=Meet the 2019 USA Fellows|date=27 November 2018|access-date=1 June 2022}}

She is also a Mensan.{{cite web|url=http://www.us.mensa.org/featured-content/mensa-member-spotlight-ernestine-fu/ |title=Member spotlight on Ernestine Fu |work=Mensa}}

• Civic Work, Civic Lessons with former Stanford Law School Dean Thomas Ehrlich.{{cite web |last=Musil |first=Caryn |date=Spring 2014 |title=Civic Work, Civic Lessons Intergenerational Reflections: An Interview with Thomas Ehrlich and Ernestine Fu |url=http://www.changemag.org/Archives/Back%20Issues/2014/March-April%202014/civic_full.html |work=Change}}{{Cite web |title=Civic Work, Civic Lessons: Two Generations Reflect on Public Service (SSIR) |url=https://ssir.org/articles/entry/civic_work_civic_lessons_two_generations_reflect_on_public_service |access-date=2017-05-19 |website=ssir.org |language=en-us}}{{cite web |date=2013 |title=Higher Education Exchange |url=https://www.kettering.org/sites/default/files/periodical-article/HEX-2013-Fu-Ehrlich.pdf |access-date=2019-07-12}}{{Cite journal |date=7 November 2013 |title=Thomas Ehrlich and Ernestine Fu with Stanford Vice Provost Harry Elam on Civic Work, Civic Lessons |url=https://cepa.stanford.edu/news/thomas-ehrlich-and-ernestine-fu-stanford-vice-provost-harry-elam-civic-work-civic-lessons |journal=Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis}}
• Renewed Energy with John Weyant and Justin Bowersock.{{cite web |date=August 28, 2018 |title=Introducing Renewed Energy: Insights for Clean Energy's Future, a Groundbreaking New Book from KF Press |url=https://www.kauffmanfellows.org/introducing-renewed-energy-insights-for-clean-energys-future-a-groundbreaking-new-book-from-kf-press |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331095811/https://www.kauffmanfellows.org/introducing-renewed-energy-insights-for-clean-energys-future-a-groundbreaking-new-book-from-kf-press |archive-date=March 31, 2022 |work=Kauffman Fellows}}{{Cite web |date=24 August 2018 |title=Proscriptions and prescriptions for the next wave of cleantech investments, new Stanford-led analysis finds |url=https://news.stanford.edu/2018/08/24/lessons-learned-future-cleantech-investments/ |access-date=2019-06-08 |website=news.stanford.edu |language=en-us}}

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• [https://www.alsop-louie.com/team/ernestine-fu Corporate Profile]

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