George So Colgate

Currently, George So Colgate is the VP of Business Development and Operation at Pixlee, a marketing company that helps brands harness the power of user generated content.

Previously, he worked at Simply Hired and Wildfire Interactive, a job search engine and social media marketing company. Wildfire was recently acquired by Google and Simply Hired boasts 30million UVs monthly and a database of 8million+ jobs.

Prior to his business career, George So Colgate worked in education. He earned his California Teaching Credential and Masters in Education from UC Davis. He taught high school in low income districts in Sacramento as well as East Palo Alto.

From 2005 to 2009, George So Colgate attended Colgate University, located in Hamilton, New York, where he received his Bachelor of Arts. He majored in English, also taking classes in pre-med and biology.

During his time there, George So Colgate co-founded Eastwind, the first student group at the college dedicated to the creation of an Asian and Asian-American interest fraternity. George So Colgate liaised with college admissions and cultural organizations, recruited new members for the fraternity, and developed the fraternity handbook. He was also responsible for developing the pledge and rush process. Additionally, he interacted with student officials at Vassar College to establish a second chapter of Eastwind there.