Lex Zhao

Partner, One Way Ventures

Boston

Lex is a Partner at One Way Ventures, a sector agnostic seed stage venture fund backing exceptional immigrant founders. Himself an immigrant from China, Lex previously led the operations team at Vestwell, a venture-backed fintech startup. Prior to Vestwell, Lex earned his MBA with Honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. At Chicago Booth, he was an Associate at Moderne Ventures and took part in the New Venture Challenge startup accelerator program.

Lex started his career at Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, and NERA Economic Consulting, a leading economic consultancy. Lex graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Cornell University where he earned his B.A. in Economics with Distinction. Lex has also passed all three levels of the CFA Program.