Yung Wu

Yung Wu was appointed to the OMERS AC Board effective January 1, 2018 on the nomination of the Police Association of Ontario.  He is a member of the Investment Committee and the Member Services Committee.

Yung is a serial entrepreneur, private equity investor and experienced Corporate Director specializing in innovation, digital strategy and technology. As the recently retired CEO of MaRS Discovery District, he led one of the world's largest innovation hubs, supporting over 1,200 companies employing over 30,000 tech workers in the health, cleantech, fintech, and platform technologies sectors. Under Yung’s leadership, the MaRS innovation community grew by 450% over six years and contributed over $30B to Canada’s GDP.  

Yung is passionate above creating positive social and economic change through innovation and entrepreneurship. He is co-founder of the Coalition of Innovation Leaders Advancing Respect (CILAR), a national network of senior leaders and organizations committed to creating pathways and opportunities in an inclusive innovation economy for the Black community, Indigenous peoples, people of color and other under-recognized communities.

Mr. Wu has been recognized as one of Canada's 'Top 40 under 40' and for leading one of Canada’s "50 Best Managed Private Companies" in the nation.  He has a B.Sc. Computer Science, Economics and Mathematics from the University of Toronto and is a graduate of the Entrepreneurial Masters Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a member of MENSA, the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D) and the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).