Summary
Kevin Wu is a mission-driven founder and product leader with 12 years of experience helping people build careers and launching consumer and education products from the Bay Area. He founded Pathrise and led it as CEO for eight years, and now serves as President of Careershift, blending growth-stage strategy with hands-on product execution. Kevin's background spans software engineering at Salesforce, product roles at Yelp and Leada (where he built corporate data-science learning platforms), and founding a game studio that shipped top-selling mobile titles and a successfully funded collectible card game. He combines technical depth from a BS in EECS at UC Berkeley with entrepreneurial grit honed through Y Combinator and multiple startups. Notably, he has demonstrated an ability to turn niche creative IP into significant revenue and licensing opportunities while scaling teams to 30+. He focuses on building outcomes that help individuals progress in their careers while optimizing product-market fit and operational growth.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
IB Diploma, Salutatorian, IB Diploma, Salutatorian at Hoover High School
IB Diploma, IB Diploma at International Baccalaureate
Bachelor’s Degree, Bachelor’s Degree at Columbia University
Chinese, English