Bing Chen is a founder and investor in creator and community economies. He is the CEO and Co-founder of Gold House, the leading cultural ecosystem that unites, invests in, and champions Asian Pacific culture. He is also Managing Director of AU Holdings, which invests and advises new digital economies including TikTok and Oura, among others. Previously, he was YouTube's Global Head of Creator Development and Management, where he was one of the original and principal architects of the multi-billion dollar creator and influencer ecosystem that platforms 300 million creators worldwide.
He is a Young Presidents’ Organization Member; World Economic Forum Young Global Leader; Google Multicultural Champion; Los Angeles Times Most Influential Leader; Hollywood Reporter Next Gen Leader and Most Influential Agent of Change; Elevate Prize Honoree; Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree; American Advertising Federation Hall of Achievement and Jack Averett honoree; ADCOLOR Catalyst Honoree, and Milken Young Leaders Circle Member. His philanthropic work focuses on cultural and cross-continental bridges as a Board Director of Asia Society, the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment, the Banff World Media Festival, and VidCon, the largest online video convention that he helped forge in the 2010s. A proud Tennessee Squire which becomes obvious at $11.99 buffets, Bing is a third culture kid across North America and Asia, finally graduating from the University of Pennsylvania.