She began her career at
Alex Gibney's Jigsaw Productions, producing documentary films such as
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and
The Blues docuseries with directors
Martin Scorsese,
Clint Eastwood and
Wim Wenders. In 2008, Chu started working at
Disney–ABC Television Group and managed the development and production of online video content for its various websites. She co-produced
LOST: Mysteries of the Universe – The Dharma Initiative which was nominated for an Emmy in 2010. Chu later became the company's director of daytime and current programming for series such as
General Hospital,
Malibu Country and ''
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23''. During this time, Chu worked with the Chinese government to open
Shanghai Disney Resort, the first Disney park in the country. She became executive of story and franchise development for
Walt Disney Imagineering and led the team developing attractions at Disney theme parks and other entertainment experiences. As the senior vice president of content at Disney+, she was considered a "known commodity in Hollywood" and was announced to take over as president of CNE in September 2020. Chu moved from California to New York for the role, managing 450 employees. She led the company's development and production of film, television, social, livestream and audio media. Chu hired
Helen Estabrook to lead CNE's film and television division, and most of her senior leadership team across film, television, audio and digital video was composed of women and people of color. In 2023, CNE's digital video content generated more than 20 billion views and the
Met Gala brought in 1.5 billion global video views. She left CNE in October 2023. ==Selected filmography==