Michael Chu

Chu graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine in 1980, earning a bachelor's degree in psychology and economics with highest honours. At Bates, he was a member of the board of trustees from 1995 to 2013.

Chu held various senior financial management positions with The First Pacific Company, a Hong Kong publicly listed investment and management company which he joined in early 1983.

L Caterton

In 1989, Chu co-founded what would later become L Catterton and subsequently served as one of the firm's Global Co-CEOs.

In 2015, Catterton Partners took on as minor partners Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) and Groupe Arnault (the family office of Bernard Arnault, bringing together $12 billion in assets as L Catterton. In May 2018, his firm was listed as the 31st largest private equity firm in the world, based on capital raised over the prior five years. In June 2022, L Catterton were ranked 30th in Private Equity International's 2022 PEI 300 ranking.

Chu is married to Elizabeth Kalperis Chu. They met while studying at Bates College. Their oldest son, Christopher, is a 2012 graduate of the college.

Other memberships and philanthropy

Chu is a member of the Committee of 100 (a Chinese-American leadership and philanthropic organization).

In 2016, Chu and his wife made a $10 million gift to Bates College, supporting the creation of a professorship and other initiatives at the institution.