Michelle Cheng
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Michelle Cheng
Innovation Program Manager
New York, NY
Michelle Cheng serves as ReFED’s Innovation Program Manager on the Capital, Innovation & Global Initiatives team, where she supports key innovation services and works closely with solution providers to help them to scale and grow their operations.
Michelle has a diverse background in both the public and private sectors, including corporate innovation, economic development, and business development. Most recently, she led U.S. operations for a flagship accelerator program at Barclays. Previously, she supported a variety of Ontario-based businesses entering the U.S. market and worked to attract foreign direct investment from the Northeast United States into Ontario.
Michelle is based in New York City and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and global studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Scaling startups; International expansion
Fun Facts
Favorite food: Pho
Food She Struggles the Most Not to Waste: Bell peppers
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