Weili Dai
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| Born |
戴伟立 1961/1962 (age 55–56) Shanghai, China |
| Residence | Los Altos Hills, California, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | Co-founder and former president of Marvell Technology Group |
| Net worth | US$570 million (March 2017) |
| Spouse(s) | Sehat Sutardja |
| Children | 2 |
Weili Dai (simplified Chinese: 戴伟立; traditional Chinese: 戴偉立; pinyin: Dài Wěilì) is a Chinese-born American businesswoman. She is the Director, co-founder and former president of Marvell Technology Group. Dai is considered one of the most successful women entrepreneurs, and is the only female co-founder of a major semiconductor company. As of 2015, she is listed as the 95th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.
Weili Dai was born in China, and played semi-professional basketball in Shanghai, before aged 17, she moved to the US. She has a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley.
Dai is the only woman co-founder of an American semiconductor company, and since it began in 1995, she directed Marvell’s rise to become one of the top semiconductor companies in the world. During her time at Marvell, Dai worked on strategic partnerships and Marvell's technology is used in products in several markets. Dai has also become a driving force in expanding access to technology in the developing world and an ambassador of opportunity between the US and China. Dai advocates for getting more women involved in science and technology.
Dai served as chief operating officer, executive vice president, and general manager of the Communications Business Group at Marvell. She was corporate secretary of the board and currently serves as a director of the board at Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Prior to co-founding Marvell, Dai was involved in software development and project management at Canon Research Center America, Inc.
Dai promoted partnership with the One Laptop Per Child program (OLPC). Ms. Dai also is active in STEM stating, "Women are the future of technology and today's technology is fun and cool. It's not just about developing ‘nerdy’ stuff it's about turning technology into fashionable and user-friendly smart solutions. A woman's natural talent is design, and the look and feel, and making these things fit into our lifestyles. I believe by embracing STEM and leveraging inherent strength of women—the sense of responsibility, passion, compassion, and pride we dedicate to family and community—and applying it to business can make women the X factor in the new era of global growth and prosperity for the ‘Smart Life and Smart Lifestyle.'" She sits on the board of the disaster relief organization, Give2Asia, and was named to the Committee of 100, an organization representing the Chinese Americans. Sutardja Dai Hall at her alma mater UC Berkeley was named for Dai along with her husband Sehat Sutardja, CEO of Marvell and Pantas Sutardja, CTO of Marvell. Sutardja Dai Hall is home to the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS). In 2015, Ms. Dai was named to the Global Semiconductor Alliance's (GSA) Board of Directors, helping to foster and accelerate the growth of the silicon industry across the globe. Ms. Dai also is a member of the executive committee for TechNet.
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