Rebeca Hwang

Rebeca Hwang is the co-founder and managing director of Rivet Ventures, which invests in companies in women-led markets where female usage, decision-making, and purchasing are crucial to company growth. She also co-founded YouNoodle, a San Francisco-based startup that connects top startups with opportunities for growth, and Kalei Ventures, a venture fund focused on Latin American startups. Hwang also serves as a Managing Partner at Kalei Ventures.

With a background in chemical and civil and environmental engineering from MIT and Stanford, Hwang's work has led to 12 granted patents with 9 more pending. She has been recognized as one of MIT Tech Review's "Top 35 Global Innovators under 35" and as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. She serves on the Global Board of Kauffman’s Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), Imagine H2O, TEDx Rio de la Plata Accelerator, and was a member of the WEF’s Global Council on the Future of Migrations. Hwang also serves as the Senior Director for the Center for Global Entrepreneurship and Family Business at the Thunderbird School of Business, Arizona State University, where she is a Professor of Practice.

Hwang lectures at Stanford University Graduate School of Engineering, teaching courses such as "Technology Entrepreneurship" and "Redefining Creativity: Designing Human Connection in the time of AI." She has been a lecturer at Stanford for a decade and has also been a faculty member at Tecnologico de Monterrey for five years. Additionally, Hwang is the host of "Indiferencia Artificial," a Paramount streaming show on AI in Argentina. She has spoken at various TED events, including TED in Vancouver, TED en Español in NYC, and TEDx Cordoba in 2018. In her diverse roles, Hwang continues to influence a wide range of sectors, including technology, alternative asset investing, and entrepreneurship, particularly within family businesses and offices.