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Andrew Wei-Chih Yang

Andrew Wei-Chih Yang

Senior Director at Darwin Ventures, builder of AI automation tools, and angel investor

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Taipei, Taiwan
Joined January 2025
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Summary

Andrew Yang is Senior Director at Darwin Ventures, a $300M VC firm investing in Taiwan, Japan, and the US. He builds AI-powered automation tools and invests in them (including Gamma, Blaze AI, Rork, etc.). He is also a member of Angel Squad with Hustle Fund, where he invests occasionally as an angel. clay+7
With a strong background in public affairs and policy, Andrew Wei-Chih Yang has served in significant governmental and international roles, including Speechwriter to the President & Vice President at the Office of the President (總統府) in Taiwan and Special Assistant to the President at the International Science Council. His early career also included research assistant positions at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, demonstrating a long-standing engagement with global policy and strategic analysis. clay+5
Andrew Wei-Chih Yang has contributed to academic discourse on sustainable development and the intersection of science and societal challenges. He co-authored an editorial in *Angewandte Chemie International Edition* with Nobel laureate Yuan T. Lee, advocating for science to play a different, more integrated, and global role in addressing climate change. This highlights his interest in science policy and environmental sustainability. wiley+2

Work

Education

Writing

Editorial: Chemistry, Science, and Our Sustainable Future

January 1, 2011

Co-authored an editorial with Nobel laureate Yuan T. Lee, discussing the role of chemistry and science in achieving sustainable development and addressing climate change. The editorial critiques modern development's impact on nature and proposes principles for changing course, including re-establishing the sun's central role, community-focused technology, and drawing on cultural traditions. It calls for science to become more global, integrated, and engaged with society to tackle global challenges.

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Onus is on Beijing to prevent war in the Strait

August 16, 2004

An editorial discussing cross-strait relations between China and Taiwan, advocating for Beijing to adopt cooler strategic heads to prevent a confrontational spiral. Yang, as a research assistant at CSIS, analyzes the political landscape and obstacles to Taiwan's independence in 2004.

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