Charlie Liao

A lifelong gamer, Charlie is always searching for the next big tactical FPS or coming up with off-meta strategies in competitive games. When he's unplugged, he snowboards and produces electronic music.

Charlie Liao
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Investor

Charlie is an investor at Acrew focused on sourcing, diligence and support for the firm’s investments. Before Acrew, he worked on special projects and initiatives at Two Sigma, a quantitative hedge fund. While in this role, he supported the firm’s strategic investment activity and also covered projects ranging from private markets strategy to competitive intelligence.

Prior to this, he spent time at McKinsey focused on growth strategy and M&A across real estate, asset management, pharma and payments. In 2014, he co-founded an F&B experience startup and joined Northeastern University’s venture accelerator. He was inspired by his cohort’s intensity towards changing the world for the better. He then ran a student-staffed consulting group that served local and campus startups.