
Tech executive/serial entrepreneur/startup advisor/mentor, with deep expertise in building software, companies and teams. Delivered dozens of products (including ~10 AI/ML-powered ones) and led teams of sizes ranging from a few to hundreds, at several startups across all stages (including 2 I helped build from the ground up) and 2 software giants (2 years at Salesforce: 5,000→10,000+ people & 4 years at VMware: 2,500→15,000+ people). Led many global teams, including substantial ones I built from scratch, primarily in the US and China. Graduated from Tsinghua U, arguably the best school in China, at the age of 17. Shipped products across a wide range of domains: recruiting/career development, sales, marketing, data management, proptech, infrastructure, security, pricing, BI/information portal, etc.
lattice-engines.com
cisco.com
tsvcapital.com
celential.ai
platohq.com
salesforce.com
broadcom.com
Los Altos, California, United States
C(P)TO
Tripalink
• www.linkedin.com/company/tripalink-corp
Jan 2024 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area/Los Angeles/Remote
Co-Founder
AI Vanguard Collective
• www.linkedin.com/company/ai-vanguard-collective
Apr 2025 - Present
Silicon Valley
Advisor
TSV Capital
• www.linkedin.com/company/tsvcap
Jan 2024 - Present
Los Altos, California, United States
Mentor - Leadership and Entrepreneurship
Plato
• www.linkedin.com/company/platohq
Jan 2019 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area
Advisor
Various Startups
• www.linkedin.com/company/various-startups1
Jan 2009 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area
Head of Celential.ai/Advisor
Wellfound
• www.linkedin.com/company/wellfoundhq
Jan 2023 - Dec 2024
San Francisco Bay Area/Remote
Founder & CEO/CTO
Celential.ai
• www.linkedin.com/company/celential
Jan 2016 - Dec 2023
Mountain View, CA
Chief Architect/VP of Engineering
Provilla (acquired by Trend Micro)
Jan 2005 - Dec 2007
Mountain View, CA
Architect
DemandTec (IPO'ed & acquired by IBM)
Jan 2004 - Dec 2005
San Carlos, CA
Engineering Manager <- Software Engineer
Viador (IPO'ed & acquired)
Jan 1999 - Dec 2002