1. Weili Dai is a Chinese-born American businesswoman.
26 Facts About Weili Dai
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Weili Dai is the co-founder, former director and former president of Marvell Technology Group.
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Weili Dai's estimated net worth is US$1.3 billion, as of June 2024.
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Weili Dai was born in Shanghai, China, where she played semi-professional basketball before moving to the USat the age of 17.
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Weili Dai has a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley.
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Weili Dai was involved in software development and project management at Canon Research Center America, Inc.
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Weili Dai co-founded the American semiconductor company Marvell in 1995 with her husband Sehat Sutardja.
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Weili Dai directed Marvell's rise to become a large company.
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Weili Dai served as chief operating officer, executive vice president, and general manager of the Communications Business Group at Marvell.
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Weili Dai was corporate secretary of the board, and a director of the board at Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
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Weili Dai promoted partnership with the One Laptop Per Child program and women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.
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Weili Dai sits on the board of the disaster relief organization, Give2Asia, and was named to a committee of 100 representing the Chinese Americans.
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Sutardja Weili Dai Hall is home to the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society.
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In 2015, Weili Dai was named to the Global Semiconductor Alliance's board of directors, Weili Dai is a member of the executive committee for TechNet.
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Weili Dai co-founded the startup 'MeetKai' in 2018, which is focused on digital media technology and as the "Official AI Partner" of the Los Angeles Chargers.
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In 2004, Weili Dai was a recipient of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award.
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On May 12,2012, Weili Dai became the first female commencement speaker at the UC Berkeley College of Engineering.
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On October 25,2013, Weili Dai was honored with the New Silk Road Award by the California-Asia Business Council.
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On December 16,2013, Marvell Co-founders Dr Sehat Sutardja and Weili Dai were honored with the 2013 Dr Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award by the Global Semiconductor Alliance.
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On May 28,2014, Weili Dai was named to Forbes most powerful women list.
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On September 8,2014, Weili Dai, was honored with a Gold award as the "Best Woman Professional of the Year" at the 2014 Golden Bridge Awards.
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On November 17,2014, Weili Dai had a Stevie award in 2017.
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Weili Dai received a Gold recognition for "Technology Executive of the Year" from the 2015 International Best in Biz Awards.
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In 2015, Weili Dai was named a recipient of the "Keepers of the American Dream" by The National Immigration Forum and National Immigration Forum Action Fund.
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Weili Dai was forced to step down as executive vice president, chief operating officer, and a director but allowed to continue with the company in a non-management position.
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Weili Dai married Sehat Sutardja in 1985, and have two sons.