Jessica Chin (she/her)

SPEll Manager

Jessica is all about building a more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem, supporting inclusive entrepreneurship and women leadership, giving every individual a voice and equal access to resources to be successful. As such, she’s the SPEII manager for StartOut, on the adoption of the Startout Pride Economic Impact Index (SPEII) in support to LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs. On top of this, at KiwiTech where she’s the Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships, she opens up dialogues for equal access to marginalized groups of entrepreneurs through their quarterly Minority and Female Founders panel discussions. She also serves on the board of the San Francisco Chinese Culture Center, one of the leading and most prominent cultural and arts institutions in the city of San Francisco, dedicated to elevating underserved communities and giving voice to equality through education and contemporary art. As an islander, she also supports the entrepreneurial ecosystem of French Polynesia as a board member to the French Tech Polynesia.
Graduated from UC Davis with a B.S. in Managerial Economics in Environment and Natural Resources, and an M.B.A. from New York Institute of Technology.