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Catherine Shu

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Head of Content at Gobi Partners
📍 Taipei, Taipei City, Taiwan

Catherine Shu is a Taiwanese-American journalist at TechCrunch, specializing in the Asian technology industry. A graduate of Columbia Universitys School of Journalism, she leverages her eight years of experience to provide context on various markets, sectors, and policy trends for a global audience. People who have worked with her describe her as dynamic, creative, and intelligent.

Based in Taipei, Catherine is fluent in Mandarin and passionate about observing how culture and human behavior intersect with the technology and finance industries. Her reporting career began with covering culture, entrepreneurship, and policy for the Taipei Times, conducting most of her research and interviews in Mandarin.

As a recipient of the Huayu Enrichment Scholarship from Taiwans Ministry of Education, she completed a nine-month intensive course in Mandarin Chinese.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Head of Content
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Taipei, Taipei City, Taiwan
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Asian Tech Industry
As a writer for TechCrunch, she covers breaking news and writes in-depth analysis about the technology industry across all Asian markets, particularly East and Southeast Asia.
Culture and Technology
Expresses a strong passion for understanding and writing about how culture and human behavior influence the technology and finance sectors, and vice versa.
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Career

Work history

11-2024
Head of Content
Gobi Partners
4-2024 - 10-2024
Director of Content and Media
The P.R. Group
11-2012 - 3-2024
Senior Reporter
TechCrunch
6-2003 - 11-2012
Freelance journalist
Self-employed
6-2008 - 10-2012
Features Reporter
Taipei Times
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Media appearances

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Catherine Shu Reflects on 12 Years at TechCrunch. Featured in YouTube
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Education
2004 - 2005
M.S.
Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism
2007 - 2008
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National Taiwan Normal University
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