Nelson Chai - CEO @ DailyPay - Crunchbase Person Profile

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Overview

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

CB Rank (Person)

72,941

Primary Job Title CEO
Primary Organization
DailyPay

Location New York, New York, United States
Regions Greater New York Area, East Coast, Northeastern US
Gender Male

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Nelson Joosuk Chai is based out of New York, New York and is the Chief Executive Officer of DailyPay. Nelson previously worked at Uber as a Chief Financial Officer. Nelson Joosuk Chai attended the University of Pennsylvania.

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs

Number of Past Jobs

Nelson Chai

is the

CEO

DailyPay

. Additionally,

Nelson Chai

has had

past jobs including

Executive Chair

DailyPay

DailyPay CEOOct 1, 2025

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
DailyPay	Executive Chair	Jan 6, 2025	Oct 2025
Uber	CFO	Sep 2018	Dec 2023
Merrill Lynch	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	Dec 2007	Dec 2008
NYSE Euronext	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	Mar 2006	Dec 2007
Archipelago	Chief Financial Officer	Jun 2000	Mar 2006
CIT Group	President	Aug 2011	—
CIT Group	Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Head of Strategy	Jun 2010	—
Bank of America	President, Asia-Pacific	Dec 2008	—

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Nelson Chai

holds

board and advisor roles including

Member Board of Directors

Chubb

Member of Board of Directors

Thermo Fisher Scientific

, and

Board of Directors

DailyPay

Chubb Member Board of DirectorsMay 2024
Thermo Fisher Scientific Member of Board of DirectorsDec 2010
DailyPay Board of Directors

Related Hubs

Hub Name	CB Rank (Hub)
Employee Benefits Companies With Less Than $500M in Revenue	10,604
Northeastern US FinTech Companies	22,155
Employee Benefits Companies With More Than $1M in Revenue	12,312
East Coast FinTech Companies	13,491
Employee Benefits Companies With More Than 10 Employees	10,307
City of New York Financial Services Companies	9,111
Evolution VC Partners Portfolio Companies	79,806
Fin Capital Portfolio Companies	92,513
Hard Yaka Portfolio Companies	73,055
Greater New York Area Companies With More Than 500 Employees	4,535

Education

Nelson Chai

studied at

University of Pennsylvania

and

Harvard Business School

University of Pennsylvania Bachelor's DegreeEconomics19831987
Harvard Business School Master of Business Administration19901992