James Wu
Senior Associate, Business Development
As a Senior Associate on the Business Development team, James is responsible for online communications and fundraising, co-managing Acumen Fund's website and social media presence. He plays a lead role in developing and managing Acumen Fund’s brand and strategic marketing initiatives. From 2006-2008 he served as the Executive Assistant to Acumen Fund's founder and CEO Jacqueline Novogratz.
Prior to joining Acumen Fund, James worked in Planning and Development at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), coordinating sponsorships, individual giving, board relations, and special events. Previously, he served as the Director of Business Development at Modea, a full-service digital solutions agency, managing the consumer goods, telecommunications, and healthcare verticals. James has the proud distinction of being Modea's "Employee No. 1."
James received a Commonwealth Scholars degree in Honors in Economics, with a minor in Communication Studies and Public Relations from Virginia Tech, where he currently serves on the Advisory Board for the University Honors Program and has taught an Honors Colloquium on branding. He has worked as a College Marketing Rep for Sony Music, an antitrust intern with Skadden Arps LLP, and a Design for the Environment intern at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
- CONTACT JAMES
- T: (646) 747-3997
- E: jwu@acumenfund.org
- Twitter: @bunkywu
- ACUMEN FUND TEAMS
- United Kingdom
- Communications Team