Alison Ryu

Alison Ryu is a Partner at Able Partners, an investment fund focused on positive living -- those brands helping the consumer live a healthier, happier and more meaningful life. Previously, Alison was a General Partner & Managing Director at CircleUp Growth Partners where she led investments in early-stage consumer brands including Function of Beauty, Kosas, nutpods and Mented Cosmetics. Prior to CircleUp, Alison was an investor at TSG Consumer where she invested in consumer and retail brands and worked closely with the e-commerce investments in their portfolio. During her time at TSG, she spent a year as an operator on the executive team of their portfolio company, Backcountry.com. Prior to TSG, Alison worked in investment banking at J.P. Morgan in the Consumer & Retail Group. Ms. Ryu has previously served on the Board of Directors of Kosas Cosmetics, Nutpods and Mented Cosmetics, and is currently a Board Observer of Vessel Health. She holds a B.A. in Economics from Harvard University and lives in San Francisco with her husband.