Gregory Van

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Endowus

Singapore

As the Chief Operating Officer of Endowus, Greg is responsible for driving the company’s growth by harnessing the right technology and partnerships. ​He started his career in investment banking at UBS, advising and fundraising for private equity and venture capital firms in the Asia Pacific region. Greg then joined ​Grab in its early days and was the business development and partnerships lead for payments and technology.

As a young father of two, Greg realised the importance of personal financial planning but f​ound that managing the finances of his young family was challenging as it was costly, frustrating, and limited in high-quality options.

"​Investing should be accessible, and advice should be scientific in helping people realise their goals. Coming from an investments background, I was shocked by what someone has to go through in order to plan for their family’s financial future with confidence. There is a huge gap between people’s investment activities and the portfolio that would suit their individual situation. I believe technology and access to the right products will close this gap and achieve measurable client results through structured, progressive, and personalised financial planning.​"

Greg therefore saw an opportunity to combine his expertise in tech and finance to empower people to realise their financial goals. ​As part of Endowus Investment Committee, Greg is passionate about building ​holistic portfolios for every investor.

Greg’s passion for investments and helping others stems from his personal experiences and failures. At 17, Greg made his first investment in Amazon and profited 7% in 3 days. Emboldened, he began speculating which resulted in his portfolio fluctuating from a 30% profit to 95% loss. Through this journey, Greg fine-tuned his investment approach to be holistic, evidence-based with the lowest fees possible. Today, Greg and his family have invested all of their savings in Endowus’ 80% stocks, 20% bonds portfolio.

Greg graduated magna cum laude with a BA in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. He also did a one-year exchange program directly enrolled in the School of International Studies at Peking University.