David Jen
Managing Director at X
David Jen
Managing Director at X
Burlingame, California
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Director - Finance and Corporate Development
2022 - Current
Director - Head of Finance
2015 - 2022
- Invest in early stage "moonshot" technologies - Identify, train, and mentor Alphabet company CFOs - Allocate capital across a wide range of deep tech Alphabet companies
X, the moonshot factory invents and launches breakthrough technologies and radical solutions.
Board Observer
2023
Intrinsic uses advanced AI to unlock the creative and economic potential of industrial robotics for millions more businesses, entrepreneurs, and developers
Intrinsic is a robotics software and AI company making industrial robotics accessible for businesses.
Venture Partner
2021
UPPartners is on a mission to create cleaner mobility solutions for a healthier planet. With the launch of our $230M fund, we aim to help early-stage organizations bring cleaner, more accessible, and lower-cost transportation to the world.
UP Partners is an early stage venture capital fund dedicated to supporting companies that are transforming the moving world.
Board Member
2021 - 2024
Quincus Execution and Intelligence platforms allow ground providers, port operators and airlines to adapt and optimize their operations to efficiently execute on its logistics inflows and outflows. Quincus’ platforms and open API’s are fundamentally underpinned by its state-of-the-art artificially intelligent supply chain optimization and geo mapping to allow for real-time data, visibility and operation in hyper complex regions.
Chief Financial Officer
2021 - 2023
Everyday Robots existed to bring the extraordinary capabilities of robotics to everyday life. Transforming our world with robots that can learn to help us in the spaces where we live and work. As CFO responsible Financial planning, business plan development, accounting, and financial operations, working directly with the CEO, Executive team and the Board of Directors
Everyday Robots builds a robot that has tha capacity to learn by itself and can help anyone with anything.
Sr. Finance Manager - Google X
2012 - 2015
- Operational finance lead across a wide range of early stage deep-tech projects - Principal finance partner for: Glass, Self Driving Cars (Waymo), Project Loon, Project Wing, Makani Power, and Google Life Sciences (Verily Life Sciences)
Finance Manager - Emerging Products
2011 - 2012
Chrome Finance Lead
Sr. Finance Analyst - Strategic Partnerships
2009 - 2011
Distribution Partnerships (Chrome, Toolbar, Desktop Search Access Points)
Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.
Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.
MBA Intern - Business Operations
2008 - 2008
Business Operations Intern for Yahoo Real Estate and Autos. Responsibilities included strategic planning, partnership selection, and economic forecasting
Yahoo is a technology and media company that serves users through its portfolio of digital platforms, products, and services.
Raised $6,800,000.00 from Visa, SoftBank Capital, Sequoia Capital and Reuters Venture Capital.
Senior Consultant
2004 - 2007
Strategic Consultant for the Financial Services Industry
Associate
2003 - 2004
Analyst
2002 - 2003
J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation provides commodity risk management solutions in both the physical .