Yong Tian

Yong Tian has over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. In 1999, they began their career as a Software Architect at Epocrates, where they led the development of qRx, the most popular medical reference app used by 40% of U.S. doctors. In 2000, they joined MobileAria/CalAmp as a Software Engineering Manager, leading a team of 8 engineers to develop TruckPC terminal with fleet tracking, messaging, electronic driver log (ELD), and geofencing capabilities. Yong was also awarded a US patent for programmable voice interface architecture. In 2004, they joined ACCESS Systems as a Director of Sales Engineering, where they were responsible for certifying ACCESS as the standard mobile browser for all major US wireless carriers, generating $10M+ in license revenue. In 2008, they moved to Miyowa Inc. as VP of Solutions and Business Development, where they built the U.S. office from the ground up and achieved profitability within 2 years. In 2011, they joined NVIDIA as Head of Automotive Solutions, revamping the sales strategy from product to solution focus and driving design wins with $500M+ projected revenue. In 2014, they joined Peel as Head of Business Development and Distribution, where they grew Peel smart remote app’s user base by 120M+ users with zero direct cost. In 2016, they joined Cheetah Mobile as Sr. Director of Engineering, where they were responsible for the international Mobile Ad Platform and introduced features based on customer demand and internal metrics. In 2017, they co-founded UltraSee Corp., a medical ultrasound imaging startup, and was selected by Stanford StartX startup accelerator. In 2020, they co-founded Enlighten Robotics, providing infection prevention to help society fight the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, they joined MemVerge as Vice President of Product Management and Engineering, responsible for Cloud and High-Performance Computing initiatives. Yong launched Big Memory Workbench to enable memory-bound (multiple Terabyte) analytical workload that was not possible to run previously and accelerate I/O-bound workload's time to result by up to 60%.

Yong Tian holds a Sloan Fellow from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, an MS in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and a BE in Electrical Engineering from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.