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Biography
William Shu (born December 1979) is an American businessman, the co-founder and CEO of Deliveroo, a British online food delivery company with operations spread across eighty-four cities.
Early life
Will Shu was born in December 1979, in Connecticut, to Chinese parents.
In 2001, Shu received a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University, and, in 2012, an MBA from Wharton Business School.
Career
Deliveroo was founded in London in 2013 by Shu, a former economic analyst for S.A.C. Capital Advisors and ESO Capital, and former investment banker at Morgan Stanley, and Greg Orlowski, a childhood friend who previously worked as a software developer and as a director of technology.
In February 2016, Orlowski, a computer programmer and Deliveroo's chief technology officer, left "to spend more time with his wife in Chicago after the birth of their daughter", and his stake in the company is valued at £46 million.
Personal life
Shu is single and lives in Notting Hill, London.