RYAN LAU, 2023 Mosaic Fellow

Ryan Lau is a first-year MBA candidate at The Wharton School and serves as an Investment Associate on the Education team for Wharton Impact Investing Partners, Wharton's student-led impact investing group. He also recently completed an in-semester fellowship at Owl Ventures with a focus on early-stage EdTech and Future of Work investments. Prior to business school, Ryan led Business Operations and Strategy for Tutored by Teachers (TBT), a Series-A EdTech startup focused on helping K-12 students combat learning loss through small group, high dosage, virtual tutoring. Prior to TBT, Ryan worked as a Private Equity Investment Associate at The Riverside Company, where he evaluated buyout investments in the Technology and Education sectors. Before that, he also had a stint in Investment Banking, most recently at Lazard, where he specialized in Mergers & Acquisitions for Software businesses. Ryan is passionate about advancing educational equity and accessibility. He is incredibly excited to work with the team at Reach Capital this summer to find ways to improve learning outcomes for individuals in marginalized communities and help close the opportunity gap at scale.