Chris Chang

Chris Chang is the Director of Portfolio Experience at Elemental Excelerator, a role in which he leads the Strategy Track and supports diverse pre-seed to Series A stage startups.1 His responsibilities include:

1. Facilitating interactions to accelerate important outcomes for portfolio companies
2. Driving operations with the Elemental team, consultants, clients, partners, and cohort members
3. Supporting the commercial growth of the portfolio
4. Delivering a world-class accelerator program

Professional Background

Prior to joining Elemental Excelerator, Chris spent 7 years at Techstars, a global accelerator company.1 During his time there, he:

• Developed startup communities
• Created accelerator programming
• Worked on pilot products
• Supported accelerator expansion to Australia
• Managed pilot initiatives with large corporate partners, including Target Corporation, Metro AG, and the US Department of Defense

Education

Chris holds two degrees from the University of San Francisco1:

1. Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
2. Master's degree in Entrepreneurship and Management

Personal Interests

Outside of work, Chris enjoys:

• Ocean activities
• Training for various sports competitions
• Experimenting in the kitchen
• Dreaming about surfing destinations

Chris Chang's LinkedIn profile can be found under the username chris96825.2