Mallun Yen

Mallun Yen is the Founder, CEO, and Partner of Operator Collective, a venture fund that unites over 200 executives from diverse backgrounds to support the next generation of enterprise founders. Yen serves as Co-Chair of the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit and holds positions on the board of directors at Pure Storage and RPX Corporation, where significant contributions to business strategy and innovation occurred. Membership in the Council for Inclusive Innovation at the USPTO highlights a commitment to enhancing diversity in American innovation. As a co-founder of ChIPs, an organization dedicated to advancing women in technology, law, and policy, and with past experience as COO at SaaStr, Yen has consistently driven initiatives for inclusivity and growth in the tech sector. Academic involvement includes a role as a Lecturer in Law at Stanford Law School, focusing on the intersection of intellectual property and business. Yen holds a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor of Science from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.