Edward Yu, MS

After 30 years in corporate life and management consulting across technology and health industries, Ed is currently focused on improving societal health through innovation. Ed currently serves as the Chairman of the Foundation to Advance Vascular Cures which is innovating patient-centric research, catalyzing breakthrough collaborations and empowering people in their vascular health journey. Ed is a retired PwC management consulting partner focused on strategy and business design. He has helped clients ranging from Fortune 50 conglomerates to early-stage companies. His expertise spans vision through execution including innovation strategy, product development and operations across the high-tech, medical device, diagnostics, genomics, therapeutics, payer, and provider sectors. Ed’s experience with senior executive coaching and facilitating cross-functional teams has earned him recognition for thought leadership and superior team performance. He has co-chaired PwC’s 180 Health Forum which convenes the c-suite to explore the new health economy and has spoken at many industry conferences, including talks for the Knowledge at Wharton program.