Victor Chu

Victor Chu has had a diverse and extensive work experience. Victor is currently serving as the Mobile Strategy Lead at ION, where they research and creates mobile app strategies for ION Analytics. Prior to this, they worked as the UX Design Director for Backstop, a leading alternative investment management software, before it was acquired by ION Analytics.

From 2017 to 2020, Victor worked at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in various roles, including Executive Director and User Experience Design Director. During their time there, they were responsible for prototyping mobile apps for qualitative and quantitative research, as well as serving as the Executive Design Director for Chase Business Mobile.

Before their time at JPMorgan, Victor was the Co-Founder, Chief of Innovation, and Board Director at SMRxT, where they invented and led the development of an innovative medication adherence sensor device and software system. Victor also established a strategic innovation partnership with Verizon Innovation Labs.

At Google, Victor served as a UX Design III for Special Projects, working on mobile AI applications and product strategy development. Victor also had a role as a Product Manager at Slide, where they led the creative direction, UX, UI, and product design for the social app "Social Star", which was developed and released within six months.

Victor Chu has also worked as a Product Manager at Inform Technologies, a Design Consultant at their own company Victor Chu Fashiontec, and an Instructor at Parsons The New School for Design, where they taught wearable technology and fashion illustration. Additionally, they served as the Creative Director at Scout Electromedia, overseeing conceptual design, user experience, and packaging design for the Modo wireless social device.

Early in their career, Victor worked as a Designer at Ralph Lauren and held design consultant roles for various companies and projects, including LVMH, IDEO, Dow Chemical's flexible display group Aveso, and American Express, among others.

Victor Chu obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Product Design from NC State College of Design between 1990 and 1994.