Michelle Cheng
Staff to the Executive Chairman at Bridge Investment Group
Hartsdale, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Founder, Managing Partner
2024 - Current
Founder of Aspen Ridge Trust, a private investment firm seeking to acquire, operate, and grow a small business for the long term. aspenridgetrust.com
Chief of Staff to the Executive Chairman
2023 - 2024
Bridge Investment Group is a real estate investment and property management firm.
Co Managing Partner
2022 - 2023
Operator of an angel collective of 150+ HBS alumnae aiming to get more women on best cap tables with >$400K invested in 2021
Founder, Rock Summer Fellow
2022 - 2022
Conducted 25 customer discovery calls in the leadership coaching space, which led to hypothesis and late prototypes to solve problems that organizations experience in employee coaching and training.
Summer Associate
2022 - 2022
MBA Summer Associate; sourcing, due diligence and investment @Room40, a crossover fund that focuses on B2B, marketplace, fintech, logistics, and Web 3 at Room40 Ventures
Room40 Ventures partners with founders catalyzing the next wave of web3 adoption across defi, infrastructure, and web3 commerce
Founder & CEO
2016 - 2022
International trading in recreational vehicle parts
Associate
2016 - 2021
International Core Sales, Institutional Equity Division (Sales & Trading)
Morgan Stanley Venture Partners is a private equity firm that invests in high-growth companies in the technology and healthcare industries.
Jazz Pianist
2018 - 2020
New York Jazz Academy, NYCs fastest-growing music school, welcomes artists of all ages and skill levels to join us in the pursuit of excell
Technology Mergers & Acquisitons Group, Analyst
2016 - 2016
PJT partners M&A group (the Blackstone Group’s former strategic advisory arm)
PJT Partners is an investment banking firm that provides asset management, debt execution, strategic advisory, and fundraising services.
Institutional Equity Division Analyst
2014 - 2015
Morgan Stanley IED. Rotational program on seven sales and trading desks.
Morgan Stanley Venture Partners is a private equity firm that invests in high-growth companies in the technology and healthcare industries.