Joanna Chen is a dual degree JD/MBA student at UC Law SF and UC Berkeley. Joanna was a Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholar at UC Berkeley, where she double majored in Political Science and Media Studies. Prior to law school, Joanna worked in investment banking, primarily in debt capital markets and technology M&A. She has also worked with startups and startup founders in a variety of capacities–finance, marketing, and strategy.
Joanna spent her 1L summer as a summer associate at Gunderson Dettmer. She will be joining Sidley Austin’s Corporate/M&A team for her 2L summer.
As the daughter of immigrant parents, Joanna fostered her entrepreneurial skills from a young age. Her earliest experiences cultivated her desire to empower underrepresented founders in the emerging companies and venture capital sector. Outside of law school, you can find Joanna golfing, skiing, creating fashion and lifestyle content for social media, discovering new CPG brands, or hosting a dinner party