Connecting technology,capital and global opportunity

Ellen Wu is the founder of Bridge Node, with a background in strategy consulting, enterprise growth and cross-border collaboration. She previously worked at Cushman & Wakefield, PwC and EY, leading teams serving government institutions, multinational corporations, state-owned enterprises and technology companies. Her work has spanned regional development strategy, enterprise transformation, frontier technology commercialisation and international collaboration.

“Early in my career, I moved quickly into management and decision-making roles that typically require many years of experience. In 2021, I attended my first meeting with Nanjing's mayoral leadership, presented project findings to city leaders and helped a client secure approximately RMB 300 million in project start-up funding. That experience shaped my understanding of advisory work: valuable consulting brings judgment into decisions and carries collaboration through to delivery.

I gradually broadened my perspective to global markets. Continued international travel and learning gave me opportunities to observe how different markets understand growth, capital and innovation. These experiences ultimately led me to found Bridge Node and begin building Global Node—a trusted collaboration node connecting technology, capital and global opportunities. Through this work, I identify shared interests, bring together fragmented resources and advance cross-border collaboration from initial alignment to concrete projects and sustained practice.

My focus is on helping each party understand the others' objectives and decision-making processes, establish a clear path for collaboration and turn trust into sustained action.”