Lina Chan is CEO & Founder at Parla (formerly Adia Health), an expert-led community changing the conversation around fertility. Prior to starting Parla, she was an investor for over 15 years. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics and International Relations from Brown University, USA and an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and started her career at J P Morgan. She became Vice President at Credit Suisse Private Equity Group and then spent 2 years at aPriori Capital Partners (formerly Credit Suisse Private Equity Group) in Portfolio Management and Operations between 2014 - 2016.
All throughout her 20s and early 30s, Lina focused on her career and didn’t think much about starting a family. Following a rollercoaster journey in fertility during which time she had a stillbirth, then a miscarriage and trouble conceiving, Lina found the impact it had on her physically and emotionally was tremendous. This journey (with all its challenges) is what drove her to start Parla in 2017.