Lisa Wang

{{about-distinguish-text|the American gymnast and founder of SheWorx|the Hong Kong entertainer Liza Wang}}

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| caption = Lisa Wang, Gymnast, SheWorx co-founder

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| country = {{USA}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|09|24}}

| birth_place = Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.

| discipline = RG

| natlteam = 2000-2008

| club = Northshore Rhythmics

| headcoach = Natalia Klimouk

| assistcoach = Dani Takova

| formercoach = Lana Lashoff

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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Rhythmic Gymnastics}}

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Lisa Wang (born September 24, 1988) is the founder and CEO of Bad Bitch Empire - a venture platform that focuses on woman founders & investors.{{cite news |last1=Kantor |first1=Jessica |title=How former gymnast Lisa Carmen Wang created a new investment pipeline for female founders |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90793824/how-former-gymnast-lisa-carmen-wang-created-a-new-investment-pipeline-for-female-founders |access-date=12 November 2022 |agency=Fast Company |publisher=Fast Company |date=10 September 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221112140056/https://www.fastcompany.com/90793824/how-former-gymnast-lisa-carmen-wang-created-a-new-investment-pipeline-for-female-founders |archive-date=12 November 2022 |quote=She left SheWorx and Republic on strong terms, according to Pialy Aditya, Republic’s chief strategy officer, who says that Wang “will always remain a good friend to Republic.”}} She was the CEO and co-founder of SheWorx entrepreneurship platform for women and startup funding, and an American rhythmic gymnast of Chinese descent. She is four-time US National Champion, winning once as a junior and three times as a senior, and the 2007 Pan American Games Champion. Wang was a key member of the U.S. senior national team, representing the United States at three World Championships. Wang retired in 2008 after gaining admission to Yale University.

In 2014, Wang was recognized for her landmark contributions to the progress of gymnastics in America, and was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame.{{Cite web|title = USA Gymnastics announces 2014 Hall of Fame Class|url = https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=14029|website = USA Gymnastics|access-date = 2016-02-13}} Through SheWorx, Wang evangelizes the rise of women in entrepreneurship and in senior executive positions. Her foundation matches women-led startups with funding.{{cite web | url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyblankson/2018/01/25/gold-medal-gymnast-takes-on-gender-equality-in-silicon-valley-fighting-bias-through-investment/ | title = Gold Medal Gymnast Takes On Gender Equality In Silicon Valley: Fighting Bias Through Investment | work = Forbes | accessdate = 8 March 2018}}

Gymnastics career

= Junior career =

Wang began rhythmic gymnastics training in 1998, when she was ten years old. In 2000, Wang became a part of the National Team. In 2001, she claimed her first Junior National Championship at the Visa National Championships. Soon after, she began taking on the international scene and went on to sweep all golds at the 2002 Pacific Alliance Championships in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada as the 1st place All-Around Champion and leading the 1st place US team.[http://www2.usa-gymnastics.org/bios/athletebios.php?id=357161 USA Gymnastics Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705063445/http://www2.usa-gymnastics.org/bios/athletebios.php?id=357161 |date=2010-07-05 }}

= Senior career =

Wang reigned as three-time Senior US National Champion (2006, 2007, 2008) winning three straight US all-around titles and 11 individual event titles.[http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/Story.aspx?ArticleID=278 "Wang Wins Rhythmic Gymnastics Senior All Around at 2007 Visa Championships"] August 18, 2007 and 2008.[http://www.nbcolympics.com/rhythmicgymnastics/news/newsid=132221.html "Medals Galore" ] NBC Olympics, July 15, 2008 Accessed August 2008. In 2007, she became the All-around Pan American Games Champion in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[http://uspresswire.com/search/keywords/Pan%20Am%20Games;Lisa%20Wang US Presswire Photos] The Premium Sports Newswire[http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/Story.aspx?ArticleID=262 "Wang wins All-Around Gold Medal at 2007 Pan American Games" ] July 27, 2007 marking her place as the top gymnast in North and South America. She is a five-time Pan American Games gold medalist, helped team USA win gold in 2003, and also competed in the 2005 Pan American Championships. She was a three-time World Championships team member (2003, 2005, 2007).[https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=14029 USA Gymnastics Announces 2014 Hall of Fame Class]

During the 2007 World Championships (which serve as the 2008 Summer Olympics qualifier), Wang was the most heavily favored American Rhythmic Gymnast for the 2008 Olympics. But she placed 28th and thus missed Olympic qualification by three-tenths of a point. The United States Olympic Committee denied her application to apply for the Tripartite wild card spot, despite support from USA Gymnastics, thus removing her last chance to compete at the 2008 Olympics.Torgovnick, Kate. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/13/sports/othersports/13olympics.html "Top Rhythmic Gymnast Sees Dreams of Beijing Fade Away."], New York Times, November 13, 2007. Accessed November 13, 2007.

Wang graduated from Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois in December 2006. After being accepted into Yale University Early Action, Wang decided to defer matriculation for a year in order to continue training.Daday, Eileen O. [http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-6863608/Local-gymnast-takes-aim-at.html "On the road to the Olympics Local athlete sets her sights on the gold"], Daily Herald (Arlington Heights), September 2, 2006. Accessed November 6, 2007. "A mini-class in rhythmic gymnastics enthralled Buffalo Grove native Lisa Wang as early as third-grade with its graceful routines filled with ribbons and balls. It still does, though now the Stevenson High School senior is competing in the sport at its highest level." Her life and gap year were documented by the national best-seller "Fat Envelope Frenzy".[http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/learning/view/20080825-156661/Getting-into-the-Ivy-League "Getting into the Ivy League"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209013453/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/learning/view/20080825-156661/Getting-into-the-Ivy-League |date=2009-02-09 }} August 25, 2008 In 2007, she shot an international commercial "Women in Control" in Brazil for a Netherland-based Water Company.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt7cmI2GOsM "TVC Crystal Clear Women in Control"]

In May 2008, Wang competed in her last National Championship in Houston, Texas. She swept all 5 Gold Medals in addition to winning the All-Around Title and Athlete of the Year.[http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/Story.aspx?tabid=388&ArticleID=2200 "Wang Wins all four individual event titles "], "USA Gymnastics"[http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/Story.aspx?tabid=388&ArticleID=2208 "Wang Wins third straight all-around Visa title "], May 28, 2008 Wang attended Yale University as the Class of 2012.Torgovnick, Kate. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/13/sports/othersports/13olympics.html "Top Rhythmic Gymnast Sees Dreams of Beijing Fade Away."], New York Times, November 13, 2007. Accessed November 13, 2007

In 2014, Wang was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Wang began her professional career as a hedge fund analyst at Balyasny Asset Management.{{Cite web|title = Meet The Hedge Fund Analyst Who Is Being Inducted Into The USA Gymnastics Hall Of Fame|url = http://www.businessinsider.com/balyasny-analyst-lisa-wang-gymnast-2014-4|website = Business Insider|access-date = 2016-02-13}}{{Cite web|title = Balyasny Asset Management Analyst Needs A Couple of Days Off In August|url = http://dealbreaker.com/2014/04/balyasny-asset-management-analyst-needs-a-couple-of-days-off-in-august/|website = Dealbreaker|access-date = 2016-02-13|language = en-US}} She later transitioned into entrepreneurship, founding her first company, Fooze, in 2015 that was incubated in the second class of Food-X, the first international food business accelerator.{{Cite web|title = Cohort II - Spring 2015|url = http://www.food-x.com/cohort-ii-spring-2015/|website = Food-X - Food Business Accelerator|access-date = 2016-02-13}}

= SheWorx =

Wang is the CEO and co-founder of SheWorx, a global community empowering female entrepreneurs to build and scale successful companies.{{Cite web|title = 11 Easy Ways to Be More Successful|url = http://fortune.com/2016/01/06/11-ways-to-be-more-successful/|website = Fortune|access-date = 2016-02-13}} Recognized as one of a few top women driving gender parity in entrepreneurship, she is a regular speaker on topics including women in business, artificial intelligence and fulfillment.{{cite web | url = https://phys.org/news/2018-03-beware-replicating-sexism-ai-experts.html | publisher = PHYS | title = Beware Replicating Sexism in AI, Experts Warn | accessdate = 8 March 2018}} In June 2019, Republic acquired SheWorx & Wang has since left Republic to start her new project - "Bad Bitch Empire".

References

External links

{{USA Gymnastics}}
{{FIG}}
[https://www.sheworx.com SheWorx official site]

Category:1988 births

Category:Living people

Category:American rhythmic gymnasts

Category:Sportspeople from Madison, Wisconsin

Category:Sportspeople from Wisconsin

Category:American sportswomen of Chinese descent

Category:American businesspeople

Category:Gymnasts at the 2007 Pan American Games

Category:Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games

Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in gymnastics

Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in gymnastics

Category:21st-century American sportswomen

Category:Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Pan American Championships