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Dr. Lester H. Lee Dr. Lester H. Lee is one of the old timers in Silicon Valley. He came to America over 50 years ago after finishing high school in China. He is a graduate of University of Illinois and settled in Silicon Valley after getting his Ph. D from Stanford University. |
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Ta-Lin Hsu A venture capitalist whose renown is confirmed by his annual appearance on the Forbes Midas List of top 100 tech dealmakers, Ta-Lin Hsu is Chairman and founder of H&Q Asia Pacific, which spun off from Hambrecht & Quist in 1990. Hsu¡¯s firm has invested over $2.7 billion in over 380 companies with growth potential in technology, manufacturing, consumer brands, and financial services, in China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and the Silicon Valley. While Hsu is famous for introducing Starbucks to China through a 1998 investment in Mei-Da Coffee, earlier as a technology advisor to the Executive Yuan of Taiwan, Hsu, who was General Partner at Hambrecht & Quist at the time, helped Taiwan develop Silicon Valley-type venture capital funds. Hsu¡¯s education in physics (National Taiwan University and Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn) and electrical engineering (Ph.D., UC Berkeley) led to 12 years at IBM Research Laboratories, where he was Senior Manager of the Research Division. Hsu helped found Monte Jade Science and Technology, which promotes exchanges between the U.S. and Taiwan, as well as the Bay Area Chapter of the Chinese Institute of Engineers. He engages in a range of non-profit work, as Vice Chair of Give2Asia, trustee of the Asia Foundation, member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Advisory Board member of the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.£¨Quoted from the committee of 100) |
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Zhonghan John Deng Dr. Zhonghan John Deng is Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Vimicro Corporation (NASDAQ: VIMC), a leading Chinese IC design company which designs and develops multimedia processors for PC cameras, mobile phones and others. In December 2009, Dr. Deng was elected to the academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering which is the highest academic title in engineering science and technology in China. He is also the youngest academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering to now. Dr. Deng is also the member of the National People¡¯s Congress of P. R. China. |
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Owen Wu Dr. Owen Wu is an entrepreneur and specialist in nano-surface science. He is the General Manager of USTI based in Santa Clara, CA, and Chairman of DNT International based in Torrance, California. In 1996, he founded American Communication Technology (ACT), which was later acquired by Global Communication Semiconductors (GCS). During 1997-2002, Dr. Wu was appointed as CEO of GCS, a leading compound semiconductor pure-play foundry for wireless and fiber optical communication industries. Previously, he was the program head and principal scientist of infrared optoelectronics at Hughes Research Laboratory. In 1995, his team received the National Herschel Award. He was twice awarded the Electro-Optic Sensors & Technology Network Council Award in recognition of truly significant and innovative contribution in infrared technology. He is the founding chairman of Southern California Monte Jade and SCMJ Foundation, and is currently serving as Chairman of Global Monte Jade. He sits on the board of three private companies - MCSP, USTI & Pac-Eng. Dr. Wu received his BS from National Tsing-Hua University and Ph.D degrees in Surface Chemistry at the University of Illinois in Chicago. He did his postdoctoral research at Argonne National Laboratory and completed an executive management program at Stanford University.£¨Quoted from Monte Jade) |
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Elizabeth Blase Elizabeth (¡°Liz¡±) Blase leads business development for Wokai. Inspired by a passion for microfinance, Liz worked for Wokai¡¯s Beijing headquarters after graduating from law school at University of Virginia in 2008. Since moving to San Francisco last fall, she has managed Wokai¡¯s U.S. operations in the areas fund-raising, corporate strategy, marketing and volunteer recruitment. Liz practices law full time in the corporate and finance departments of Latham & Watkins LLP. She has assisted several nonprofit organizations and social ventures with legal counseling and business training. Prior to attending law school, Liz earned a business degree from Cambridge University, completing a dissertation on microfinance, and an undergraduate degree from Harvard College. |
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Xu Yongguang |
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Alice Lau
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Nora Silver Nora Silver is Adjunct Professor and Director of the Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership at Haas School of Business, where she has led the Center to a #2 ranking in the US (US News & World Report, 2010). At Haas, she teaches Strategic Management of Nonprofit Organizations; Social Sector Solutions, a nonprofit consulting partnership with McKinsey & Company; and Economics of Philanthropy. Silver is concurrently an organizational consultant who has worked with hundreds of organizations worldwide--including nonprofits, businesses, governments, foundations and universities--on strategy, planning and board development. She has consulted with leaders in government to help build strong social service sectors in Singapore, Japan, Denmark, and Canada. In past professional experience, Silver founded and directed a collaboration of foundations to strengthen community service, served as executive director of a domestic violence organization, taught Spanish in an inner city junior high school, taught at community colleges and universities and nonprofit training programs, conducted research on the nonprofit sector, and worked as a psychotherapist in private practice. She has a Ph.D. in organizational and clinical psychology, and is the author of At The Heart: The New Volunteer Challenge to Community Agencies as well as numerous papers and articles. Silver is about to launch new research on Multi-Sector Leadership. |
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Wujing Harrison Wujing Harrison has over 20 years of experience working with non-profits, businesses and universities in different capacities. She currently is the executive director of The Zigen Fund, supporting grassroots efforts in education and the development of villages in rural China (www.zigen.org). Prior to this role, she was the director of finance at a healthcare nonprofit with a budget over $5 million. |
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Henry Ning Henry Ning was born in Guilin, China and came to the US when he was 16. Now, he is a 3rd year UC Berkeley student, studying China-Brazil relations. With a reader base of almost 4000, Henry is best known in the student community as a prolific writer in Chinese. In 2008, he founded the liberal writers' group, Free Speech Movement Cafe, and in 2009 he founded the magazine, The Firestorm. Henry was also the first chairman of the intercollegiate student-run magazine, the Big Dipper. During school breaks, Henry never interned. Instead, he went on backpacking trips across America, Brazil, Mexico, and more. A quote from Henry: "Up until my graduation from high school, I had always been a teacher's pet, turning in neat homework on time and acing all the exams. Since then, I decided to live differently and think differently. I began to take more risk and have more adventures. My new philosophy is if you don't live your life on the edge, you are taking too much space. Moreover, to know even one life has breathed easier because of the space and resources I have given up and the challenges I have taken on - that's enough to keep me going." |
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Michael Wang Michael Wang is currently a sophomore studying in University of California, Berkeley. As an action thinker that has studied on a variety of subjects, he has been taking leadership position in different campus organizations for years. In 2009, he started to think of a scalable method to deliver social impact after his volunteer experience in both US and China. As his idea began to attract more people and develop over time, he took the initiative to work with student engineers in Berkeley on the interactive website VJoin that focuses on facilitating volunteer activities. In addition, he founded a cross-campus organization VJoin Union that serves to promote volunteer climate in colleges. Michael wants to become a social entrepreneur that creates value and make impact in the future. |
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Lesley Silverthorn Lesley Silverthorn¡¯s background blends human-centered design methodology with mechanical engineering skills. She received her B.S. in Product Design and her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and currently works at D2M, Inc., a design consultancy in the San Francisco Bay Area. Lesley first established herself in the world of engineering while working on the first three generations of the Amazon Kindle. As her interests broadened, she became more focused on integrating first-hand field experience and research of different cultures and lifestyles into her technical approach. Her countless travels and passion for third world, appropriate design continue to fuel this enthusiasm to pursue social entrepreneurship. Lesley is now co-founder of a social venture startup, Angaza Design, aimed at bringing affordable, clean energy to off-grid Africa! |
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David Chen David comes from Guangzhou, China. He is studying at the University of Chicago, where he is a sophomore and an active member of the student community. In school, David is involved with multiple student organization, including The Blue Chips Investment Club, Eckhart Consulting, Student Government, and the Crew Team. During school break, he externed in Dutsche Bank Chicago Office, and interned in Merrill Lynch Hong Kong Office, Shanghai World Expo, and American International Assurance (AIA) Guangzhou Office. Besides his strong interest in finance, David is also deeply involved with community service, including volunteering in Peru, Virgin Island, and Guangzhou. David hopes to be an social entrepreneur in China after graduating from college. |
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Haoda Li "I used to be a common kid from a rural town. Fortunately, with lots of people¡¯s help, I gained the opportunity to have a better education in the city when I was ten. Since then, I am deeply shocked by the gap of education quality between my rural friends and me . People¡¯s help just changed my life, so I hope to return the help I received by devoting myself to help other disadvantaged children." |
