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Vivien is a Partner at Pear. Vivien focuses on investing in health: human health, planet health and financial health. She founded the Pear Female Founders Circle, supporting the next generation of female technical founders and runs a 10 week program twice a year.
Previously, she worked on executive business strategy, new products and product growth for Airbnb Homes and Transportation, and was a consultant at BCG, focused on defining innovation and growth strategies for healthcare, consumer, and technology companies.
She also hosts the Pear Healthcare Playbook Podcast, featuring successful founders on discussing how they built a digital health business from 0 to 1 and beyond. She is passionate about backing and supporting mission-driven founders who hope to improve the world we live in with technology.
Vivien grew up in an immigrant family, originally from Taiwan. She then moved to Hong Kong, Shanghai and then pursued engineering after falling in love with robotics and physics. She earned an MBA in Healthcare Management and Entrepreneurship at The Wharton School and Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering at Northwestern University.
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Supporting great minds to build prominent companies from the ground up. They understand what it means to build something from nothing. That journey defines each of their life stories. They are immigrants, having come to America penniless, but with big ideas. They've been entrepreneurs, determined to build great companies. They know now that success emerges only for those who have endured setbacks and overcome hurdles. They’ve learned from their failures, and they know what it takes to succeed. There are no shortcuts when it comes building something extraordinary. All of this finds expression in their work Their success has been rooted in their ability to find those entrepreneurs before others see their potential. They build the bridge between great ideas and the markets that need them. But that’s not all. Once they are already on their way, they lend support and expertise to help their founders make the next jump.