Summary
Sixu Hu is a finance and operations leader with 10+ years of experience scaling subscription and e-commerce businesses, currently driving GTM finance and strategy across BFA Industries’ portfolio and serving as Senior Director, Strategic Finance at MasterClass. She has built repeatable finance frameworks that supported BFA’s growth to over $1 billion in annual revenue and multi-million active members across major beauty brands. Her background spans investment banking, corporate FP&A, and startup finance leadership at companies like Houzz and Machine Zone, giving her a rare mix of capital markets rigor and hands-on scaling experience. Sixu also curates community leadership through Foster Horizon, bringing parents, educators, and local leaders together to tackle cultural identity and education topics. Comfortable translating complex metrics into go-to-market decisions, she blends strategic vision with practical execution and a knack for building cross-functional programs. An MBA from Chicago Booth and a technical finance MS underpin her approach to structured growth and operational resilience.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
BA International Business and Economics, BA International Business and Economics at University of International Business and Economics
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) General Management & Entrepreneurship, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) General Management & Entrepreneurship at The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
Master of Science (M.S.) Finance, Master of Science (M.S.) Finance at Illinois Institute of Technology
Chinese, English