AAMA Board of Directors

Dr. Robert P. Lee

Chairman of the Board, AAMA Silicon Valley; Hi-tech Entrepreneur, Investor and Professor

Dr. Lee is a 35-year pioneer of the high-tech industry, spending the first half of his career managing large organizations in Fortune 100 companies, and the second half as a serial entrepreneur.  During this time, he conducted business globally, and in the last 15 years, he was heavily involved with running businesses in China. Since 2010, he is also Adjunct Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong Business School where he also serves as the Associate Director of the MBA Program and an Advisory Board Member of the CUHK Center for Entrepreneurship.  Until late 2012 (when the company was acquired), he was Executive Chairman of Achievo Corporation (one of the largest China IT services companies).  He co-founded Achievo in early 2002 and served as its Chairman and CEO until December 2008, when the company reached over 2500 people in size, more than 2000 of whom were in China.  From 2002 to 2007, he was also CEO of Accela, Inc. (board member from 1999-2013) and led that company to become a dominant government enterprise software firm in the US. Until November 2001, he was president & CEO of Inxight Software, a Xerox-PARC spinout that tripled in revenues and raised venture funding under his leadership (now part of SAP).  Before Inxight, he was chairman, CEO and president of Insignia Solutions, a software company he took public on NASDAQ in 1995.  Previously, he was executive vice president of Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC - software), where among many achievements including rapid growth, he acquired and integrated 6 companies, including Norton Computing, which became a legendary M&A success story in the Silicon Valley.  Dr. Lee was senior vice president of Shared Medical Systems (since acquired by Siemens) and was at IBM for 11 years (responsible for its office systems software, healthcare industry software, overall software engineering and various systems/communications software) and Computer Sciences Corporation for many years.  Dr. Lee is currently on the board of Osel, Inc., a biopharmaceutical startup, and was previously on the boards of S3, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIII - semiconductor) and SONICblue (NASDAQ: SBLU - digital media devices).  He also serves as advisor to various Western and Chinese companies and investment funds, besides being a venture partner, limited partner and angel investor himself.

Dr. Lee participates in high-tech developments all over the world.  During Mr. CH Tung's first official visit to the Silicon Valley as Hong Kong Chief Executive in June 1999, Dr. Lee was the co-host and speaker at a luncheon in Mr. Tung's honor.  At Insignia Solutions, Dr. Lee hosted a luncheon for HM Queen Elizabeth II who paid an extended visit to his company's offices in the UK after the company won multiple Queen's Awards.  In 1996, Dr. Lee was invited to the Philippines to meet President Ramos and other top leaders to help formulate a high-tech initiative for that country.  His business and professional activities in China have put him in frequent contact with senior government officials there.  Dr. Lee has met with many heads-of-state and senior government officials during their visits to the Silicon Valley, particularly those from Asia/China.

As a result of his active professional and community activities, including serving as the Global Chairman of the Board of Trustee of the AAMA (Asia America MultiTechnology Association), Chairman of the AAMA Pearl River Delta Chapter, former vice chairman of HYSTA’s China Global Services Alliance, former board member of Monte Jade Science and Technology Association (West Coast) and Asia Society President’s Circle, Dr. Lee is well known to the Silicon Valley and Asian media. He was featured in several books on Chinese-American successful entrepreneurs, and appeared frequently in print, web, radio and TV media globally. Dr. Lee is an accomplished public speaker.

Dr. Lee grew up in Hong Kong.  He holds Ph.D. and MS degrees from UCLA, and a BA from UC Berkeley, all in computer science.  He resides in the Silicon Valley.  Dr. Lee is fluent in English and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin).

Nader Fathi

President, AAMA Silicon Valley; CEO, Enlil

Nader Fathi is President of AAMASV.com and a recognized serial entrepreneur, with a track record of three successful company exits. As CEO of Enlil, Inc.—a Shifamed portfolio company—he leads the development of advanced, regulated product traceability solutions for the MedTech innovators. With over 30 years of experience in high technology and medical devices, Nader is a global innovator in AI, business intelligence, cloud computing, and IoT, and holds seven technology patents.

Nader’s leadership spans the founding and growth of companies like Kiana Analytics, where he pioneered AI-powered IoT solutions for leading organizations such as HPE, Honeywell, Google, and Cisco, and SigmaQuest, which achieved a highly successful acquisition. He has held pivotal executive roles at Siemens, Cadence, and IKOS Systems, driving significant sales, global expansion, and digital transformation projects.

A passionate supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship, Nader has advised and coached more than 80 startups worldwide as Executive-in-Residence (EIR) at Plug and Play Ventures. He serves on multiple boards, including the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, and is dedicated to fostering new technologies and supporting founders in their commercialization journeys.

Gordon Ho

Secretary and Legal Counsel, AAMA Silicon Valley; Partner at Cooley LLP 

Gordon Ho is a partner at Cooley, a global law firm with offices throughout the United States, Asia and Europe. Gordon is based in Palo Alto and focuses on corporate and securities law.  He acts as outside general counsel for growth-stage companies, helping founders establish and maintain a corporate and governance structure that will enable rapid growth throughout the life cycle of the business. He advises both private and publicly traded companies on a full range of matters, including equity and debt financings, IPOs, strategic corporate relationships and joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, IP and employment, and securities exchange reporting and compliance.   Gordon counsels companies, as well as venture and corporate strategic investors, in a wide range of industries, including software, consumer electronics, fintech, life sciences and healthcare, energy innovation and digital media. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Prospect Silicon Valley, a nonprofit innovation hub that focuses on advanced mobility and energy solutions for urban communities.

Cindy Wiseman, CPA

CFO, AAMA Silicon Valley; Partner at Singer Lewak-Silicon Valley Tax Practice

Cindy Wiseman is a partner with SingerLewak’s Assurance & Advisory practice and works principally with venture and private equity-backed businesses as well as non-for-profits in the Bay Area.

Cindy has over 18 years of public accounting experience (including three years at a Big 4 firm) auditing a diverse range of clients including venture and private equity-backed companies, as well as public companies, primarily in the technology, manufacturing and distribution, life sciences industries, venture funds and non-for-profits. Cindy’s experience allows her to effectively service companies throughout their entire lifecycle.

Cindy Wiseman focuses on Technology, Manufacturing & Distribution and Life Sciences, Venture Funds, Non-for-profit

Cindy graduated cum laude from Santa Clara University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting with a minor in Management Information Systems. She is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of California and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Rebecca Chou

Principal, Ridgeway Institute | Partner, Talent Age Associates

Rebecca brings three decades of global executive management, leadership consulting and Fortune 200 executive experience in human resource management and professional development. Rebecca is Principal at Ridgway Institute and Partner of Talent Age Associates where she helps develop potentials of leaders into performance.  She is also President of CXS focusing on Human Resource Management. Her corporate background includes head of Human Resources at TD SYNNEX where she helped achieved an IPO in 2004, valued at $62 Billion in 2025; and at Northwest/Delta Airlines, Pillsbury, and Amdahl/Fujitsu Corporations. 

In the past decade, she has served on the Board of Directors of Asia America MultiTechnology Association. Rebecca is also on the Board of Trustees of the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI). As a painter herself, the creativity, strategic and abstract thinking required in coaching executives and solving organizational challenges are parallels in the realm of art making.

Rebecca has a BA in English from Tamkang University and a MA in Counseling from the University of New Mexico, and an on-going art education from SFAI.

Jay Eum

Jay Eum is a venture capitalist with 20 years of extensive investment experience across both institutional and corporate investment firms. Jay is currently the Managing Partner of GFT Ventures and a Senior Advisor to Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners (DTCP).

Jay co-founded TransLink Capital, a Palo Alto-based early stage venture capital firm supporting entrepreneurs develop customer connections and partnerships in Asia. Jay was responsible for leading investments in artificial intelligence, fintech/blockchain, and consumer technology. Noteworthy exits including Carbonite (NASDAQ: CARB), Coin (acquired by Fitbit), Enterprise DB (acquired by Peak Equity), and YuMe (NYSE: YUME). Jay led investments in artificial intelligence company; SoundHound, and in fintech/blockchain companies; Forte, Klaytn, Provenance, Quantstamp, Rally, and Terra. Jay also invested in consumer technology companies; Chartboost, CoolerScreens, Epic, Gamevice, nWay, Peel, Penrose, Singular, and SquareTwo.

Prior to TransLink, Jay was Managing Director of Samsung Ventures where he established and led the US venture capital operations for Samsung, responsible for U.S.-based investments and portfolio management. Jay led investments in AnalogicTech (NASDAQ: AATI), Athena Semiconductor (acquired by BRCM), Continuous Computing (acquired by RadiSys), DivX (NASDAQ: DIVX), GCT Semiconductor, InPhi (NASDAQ: IPHI), Intellon (NASDAQ: ITLN), MontaVista (acquired by Cavium), Pure Digital (acquired by Cisco), Techwell (NASDAQ: TWLL), and Teknovus (acquired by BRCM).

Jay started his venture capital career at Vertex Management, Singapore-based venture capital arm of investment firm Temasek Holdings. Jay managed the firm’s U.S.-based wireless communications, IP-based services, and biomedical portfolio including investments in Aicent (acquired by Syniverse), GRIC Communications (NASDAQ: GRIC), and PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL).

Jay received an MBA from Stanford University and M.S/B.S. in Chemistry from Seoul National University. Jay serves as Chairman and Board Director of the Asia America MultiTechnology Association (AAMA). Jay is also an active angel investor and advisor to several start-ups including Coupang, KiwiCo, Korbit, Merit, Noom, SoFi and Tapas. 

John Huber

National Sales Executive, Technology Banking at Wells Fargo Bank

John is responsible for client origination within Wells Fargo’s Commercial and Technology Banking Groups covering the Silicon Valley region. Strong practice interest and expertise around all aspects of payments and commerce enabling technologies.

David J. Lam

Partner and CIO at Lam Frontier Technologies

David J. Lam is the Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Lam Frontier Technologies, an early-stage U.S. semiconductor venture capital firm. 

Previously, David served as a Senior Advisor to BRV Capital Management, an Asia-based global growth equity firm, and to Atlantic Bridge Capital, a Europe-based global technology venture capital firm. Before that, David served for over 15 years as the US-based General Partner at global venture capital funds based in Europe and Asia, after beginning his investment career as a Vice President at The Carlyle Group. David's investments include Movidius (acquired by Intel), Semsysco (acquired by Lam Research), Decawave (acquired by Qorvo), Caption Health (acquired by GE Healthcare), Twitch Interactive (acquired by Amazon), SambaNova Systems and Navitas Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: NVTS). 

David currently serves as an Executive Board Member of Multibeam Corporation and sits on the boards of directors of SweGaN, Syntiant and Living Optics. He holds a BS and an MA from Stanford University, and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Anson Liang

CEO, Serial Entrepreneur & Investor

Anson Liang is a serial entrepreneur and investor with deep experience in hardware–software integrated systems, AI, renewable energy, and early-stage venture building. He has co-founded multiple companies across AI, fintech, consumer hardware, and climate tech. Most notably, he was a co-founder of Jackery, where he helped lead the company from inception to global scale and ultimately to a multibillion-dollar public listing. Anson’s expertise spans end-to-end product development, hardware engineering, supply chain and manufacturing, international go-to-market strategy, regulatory and certification execution, and venture fundraising across the U.S., Asia, and Europe.
He is deeply involved in the innovation ecosystems across the U.S. and Singapore. Anson mentors founders through leading innovation programs — including Stanford StartX, Singapore Climate Ventures, NTU TIP, and JETRO — supporting teams across technology, software, hardware, robotics, and AI-driven ventures. He also teaches Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore and serves as President of the NTU Alumni Association (U.S.). 
Anson holds a B.Eng. in Computer Engineering & Business from Nanyang Technological University Singapore, an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an M.S. in Management from Stanford University.

Dr. Huijun Ring

Professor at Stanford University & Hi-tech Entrepreneur

Dr. Huijun Ring received her PhD in molecular biology and genetics from Cornell University and completed her post-doctoral medical genetics training at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is a clinical molecular geneticist and board-certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics.

Dr. Ring is an experienced biotech entrepreneur and executive. Previously she worked at Incyte Pharmaceuticals and DNA Direct in Silicon Valley. She was the founder and CEO of iDNA Inc, a precision medicine company. iDNA Inc. was named as one of the fastest growing technology companies in China by Deloitte and was acquired by a public company. She has also cofounded and advised several biotech startups in Silicon Valley and mentored many first-time entrepreneurs.

Currently, Dr. Ring is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine at Stanford University, specializing in genomic medicine, AI health and longevity research. She mentors students from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and junior women faculty in science and medicine through the Stanford University Faculty Development Office. Additionally, Dr. Ring teaches the course "Science and History of Traditional Chinese Medicine" and serves as a faculty advisor for the Stanford iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) team. Dr. Ring is co-founder of Stanford Hub for AI Wellbeing and Longevity.

Clement Song

Entrepreneur, Investor, and Innovator

Clement Song is a Chinese American serial entrepreneur and investor. He is Director and Limited Partner in Bluechip Capital, and Limited Partner in Lightspeed, and several other venture capital funds. Holder of 25 granted patents—11 invention, 7 utility, and 7 design—

Clement graduated as a Rodman Scholar from the University of Virginia in 2004 in Computer Science and Computer Engineering. He began his career at Microsoft as a product manager on the Xbox team, contributing to the development and launch of Xbox 360, Xbox Live, and Xbox Live Vision. In 2008, he founded eCitySky, where he created the world’s first web3D virtual world platform GameXiu. The company merged with YY in 2011 and listed on NASDAQ in 2012 as JOYY, which became a decacorn at its height. In 2014, Clement founded AiNemo, a smart home and robotics Company. Its AI powered smart display products sold over 18 million units, ranking #1 worldwide in the category before being successfully acquired by Baidu in 2020. Clement co-founded XYLink, a spinoff from AiNemo, which became unicorn cloud-based video conferencing platform. He is also co-founder of the satellite communications company Starway and Chairman of the Advisory Board of Digital Domain (HKEX: 00547), originally founded by James Cameron. Clement has been deeply engaged in neuroscience innovation. He is an investor and board member of BrainXell, a leading neural stem cell therapeutics company founded by Dr. Zhang (University of Wisconsin & Duke-NUS). He also invested in Neural Galaxy, a precision MRI company co-founded by Harvard professor Dr. Liu and MIT professor Dr. Desimone. His family foundation supports pioneering neuroscience research, including the development of GRAB sensors at Peking University, and he leads joint programs with Taiwanese universities exploring functional focused ultrasound imaging and neuromodulation.

Clement has been an active angel investor in frontier technologies, backing several companies that have grown into unicorns and industry leaders—including Agora (Nasdaq: API), global CPaaS provider; XAG, a leading robotics agriculture company; and Lilt, an AI-powered enterprise translation platform, etc. Clement divides his time between the San Francisco Bay Area and Japan, continuing to build at the intersection of technology, neuroscience, and global entrepreneurship.

Li Song

Managing Director, SVB Asia Link -Silicon Valley Bank-

Li Song is managing director of SVB’s Asia Link practice, which promotes cross-border business solutions for entrepreneurs and investors in both China and the US. Based in the Bay Area, Li and his team identify and crystallize opportunities across the three largest innovation ecosystems (China, the US and Europe); their toolbox includes proprietary industry research, data-backed insights, value-added advice and tailored financial solutions. Li is passionate about putting his clients front and center — he thrives on identifying their unique challenges and connecting with his network around the globe to solve them.

As a native of China who has served SVB since 2000, Li first joined the bank as a portfolio manager and later served as director of SVB Analytics, the bank’s valuation arm. Li then led SVB’s Global Credit Products team which grew SVB’s US Export-Import Bank guaranteed loan portfolio from $50 million to $275 million within 4 years. Most recently, he served as senior advisor in the Trade Finance practice; in this role, he advised clients on complex international trade finance tools and strategies, growing the annual revenue for his book of business by 600% in 5 years.

Prior to joining SVB, Li was a global business liaison at the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC), an influential cabinet-level organization in China designated to set trade policy. Li also served as a global trade advisor for former Chinese president Jiang Zemin and former Prime Minister Li Peng on overseas state visits from 1994 to 1999. During this time, Li personally attended meetings with former US president Bill Clinton and more than 10 other state leaders from the Asia-Pacific region. Li holds a bachelor’s degree in English and business from Nankai University, Tianjin, China, and an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. He’s also been a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder since 2005.

A longtime resident of Palo Alto, Li constantly looks for ways to serve the Chinese community in his city and the Bay Area in his spare time. He attends and organizes events that help new immigrants better assimilate in the US and native-born Americans better understand China. He is also a devoted volunteer for junior golf development for minority youth in the Bay Area.

Canice Wu

Head of Insurance Practice, Velocity

Canice Wu has over 20 years of experience in developing and scaling successful businesses from concept to market leader. Previously, he was President of Plug and Play Tech Center, a high tech business accelerator working with over 300 startups and a network of over 180 VC’s and 300 corporations. Prior to joining Plug and Play Tech Center, he was CEO of Insights OnDemand, providing cloud based Business Intelligence Solutions. Prior to Insights OnDemand, he was VicePresident, General Manager and COO of CRM and Industry Solutions at Siebel Systems. He came to Siebel from Booz, Allen & Hamilton where he was a management consultant specializing in forming business strategies and market penetration plans for Fortune 500 companies. Canice is also on the board of AAMA as well as a member of Sand Hill Angels. Canice has a BS and MS in Computer Science from MIT, and an MBA from University of California at Berkeley.

Michael Wu, CPA, CGMA

Partner at Singer Lewak-Silicon Valley Tax Practice

Michael Wu is a Partner at SingerLewak LLP’s Silicon Valley Tax practice.  Michael has over twenty years of experience in accounting and taxation.  Michael assisted US and foreign companies in a full range of accounting and corporate tax matters including mergers and acquisitions and international tax matters.  Michael joined SingerLewak from Ernst & Young LLP in 2009, and his professional experience includes 13 years working at Big 4 accounting firms (PwC & EY) and over 3 years working at a NASDAQ company as the head of its tax department.  Michael is a member of SingerLewak’s International Service group.

Michael’s clients ranged from Global Fortune 500 companies to start-ups in Technology, Life Sciences, Manufacturing & Distribution, Professional Services, Real Estate and Venture Capital industries.

Michael earned an M.B.A. in Taxation and a B.S. in Accounting (Magna Cum Laude) from California State University East Bay in California. Michael is a C.P.A. licensed in the states of California and Washington. Michael is a member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountant and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants.  Michael serves as board member for Non-profit organizations including Asia America Multi-technology Association (“AAMA”) and Prospect Silicon Valley (“ProspectSV”).  Michael speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese and has been a frequent speaker at various accounting/tax seminars.

Ken Wong

Proprietor, Investor and Board Member

Ken Wong is actively engaged in the Livermore winegrowing and winemaking community, serving on the Board of Directors for the Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association and co-chairing its Quality Enhancement and Education Committee.  Prior to joining the wine industry, he held senior leadership positions in technology and entrepreneurship, including Engineering Director at Cisco Systems, Vice President of Data Center Operations at a start-up, and Venture Partner evaluating early-stage technology companies.  Ken began his career at AT&T Bell Laboratories as a Member of the Technical Staff.  He holds a Master’s in electrical engineering from New York University Tandon School of Engineering, along with certificates in Personal Financial Planning from UC Santa Cruz Extension, and Winemaking from UC Davis Extension.

Ken Wong, owns the HLW Vineyard in Livermore and the HLW Winery in Fremont. 

Chairman of Shenzhen Yuanzheng Investment Development. President of Shenzhen Yuanxing Biomedical Technology.