Lexie Chu

朱慧精
Founder / President

Pronouns: she / her / hers
Pronunciation: lek-see chu​ / hoo-eh jee-ing​
What I Do:
  • Overseeing all organisation's leadership and volunteer team, strategy, operations, and educational efforts
  • Creating new avenues for conversations on inclusion and fostering healthy environments
What I Am: ​A first-generation American Singaporean filmmaker-producer!
Lexie Chu is one of the four founders and President of Asians in Animation. She currently works in Development at Skydance Animation. 

Coming from a multi-disciplinary background in international film distribution, marketing, and production, Lexie graduated from USC School of Cinematic Arts Film and Television Production Program. After producing for live-action and working on Crazy Rich Asians, she started her animation career in international brand strategy and marketing for ZAG Entertainment and Method Studios’s Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir.

Prior to Skydance, Lexie worked at Cartoon Network Studios on The Powerpuff Girls (2016) and Tig ‘n’ Seek, Minions: Rise of Gru and several features at Illumination (NBC Universal), and in Animated Film Development at Netflix, supporting creator-driven feature films with adventurous takes on animation. ​Lexie is also the proud founder and first community captain for the Asians@ Netflix Animation employee group.

Having grown up in Texas, Switzerland, and Singapore, her work focuses on building and supporting global storytelling. In her spare time, she loves helping new archers get started and advance in one of the coolest ancient sports as a USA Archery certified instructor. She splits her time among Singapore, Dallas, Los Angeles, and her local archery range.