CHU FOUNDATION
WHO
WE ARE
We exist to help people thrive through education, and to cultivate artists on the frontiers of human expression.
Chu Foundation was founded by Natalie and Lawrence Chu, who strive to advance humanity by partnering with visionaries in transformative fields.
As an independent not-for-profit entity, Chu Foundation supports a number of charities and organisations that bring a positive impact to society. Beyond our charitable endowments, our contribution revolves around active participation – Natalie and Lawrence help advance organisations as board members and through continued volunteering.
In the world of art, Chu Foundation supports institutions including M+, Afield, Dragon Hill Residency, Tate and Smart Museums. Chu Foundation takes a holistic approach to empowering human potential. How we work today reflects the breadth of Natalie and Lawrence’s interests and their conviction that education and art can spark meaning and innovation to enrich lives.
Opening a new chapter in the history of our patronage, and as an extension to our support of Afield, we aim to establish a venue for exchange based in Tateyama, Japan.
Natalie & Lawrence Chu
OUR FOUNDERS
Natalie and
Lawrence Chu
Chu Foundation was founded by Natalie and Lawrence Chu, who strive to advance humanity by partnering with visionaries in transformative fields.
Lawrence Chu is an entrepreneur, patron of the arts & education, and the Founder of BlackPine. BlackPine is a single family office and private investment company with presence in Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, and Zurich. He is Co-Founder and CEO of ENOS, the Financial Operating System from “Global to South.” He was Co-Founder and Former Chairman of Kenetic and Co-Founder and Former Chairman of VSFG, Hong Kong’s first SFC-licensed virtual asset manager.
Before embarking on his entrepreneurial career, Lawrence previously worked as a portfolio manager at UBS O’Connor in Hong Kong focusing on Asian investments. Prior to UBS O’Connor, he was a strategy executive in the Chairman’s office of EMI Music in London. He began his career at UBS Warburg in the technology and M&A investment banking groups in London and Hong Kong. Lawrence graduated from University of Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.
Lawrence is a member of the Tate’s Asia-Pacific Acquisitions Committee, a governor of the Smart Museum Board of Governors and served as a governor of the Alumni Board of Governors at the University of Chicago in Chicago. He is Founding Patron of M+ Museum, Founding Patron and member of AFIELD. He also serves on the board of governors of the Chinese International School as the Chairman of the Finance Committee, and was a member of the board of directors of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals in Hong Kong. He is Vice-Chair of the Web3 Harbour Association, and serves on the Task Force on Promoting Web3 Development for the Hong Kong SAR Government. He also serves as Chapter Chair of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO).
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