| Lisa Wang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lisa Wang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 24, 1988 Madison, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Buffalo Grove, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Princeton, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2000-2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Northshore Rhythmics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Natalia Klimouk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Dani Takova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | Lana Lashoff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lisa Wang (born September 24, 1988) is the founder and CEO of Bad Bitch Empire - a venture platform that focuses on woman founders & investors.[1] She was the CEO and co-founder of SheWorx entrepreneurship platform for women and startup funding, and an American rhythmic gymnast of Chinese descent. She is four-time US National Champion, winning once as a junior and three times as a senior, and the 2007 Pan American Games Champion.[2] Wang was a key member of the U.S. senior national team, representing the United States at three World Championships.[2] Wang retired in 2008 after gaining admission to Yale University.
In 2014, Wang was recognized for her landmark contributions to the progress of gymnastics in America, and was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[3] Through SheWorx, Wang evangelizes the rise of women in entrepreneurship and in senior executive positions. Her foundation matches women-led startups with funding.[4]
- ^ Kantor, Jessica (10 September 2022). "How former gymnast Lisa Carmen Wang created a new investment pipeline for female founders". Fast Company. Fast Company. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
She left SheWorx and Republic on strong terms, according to Pialy Aditya, Republic's chief strategy officer, who says that Wang "will always remain a good friend to Republic."
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Gold Medal Gymnast Takes On Gender Equality In Silicon Valley: Fighting Bias Through Investment". Forbes. Retrieved 8 March 2018.