Ning Li

Head of Platform Development

2023 - Current

Leading Digital Surgery product lines development, providing AI driven systems enabling intra-operative and post-operative solutions for surgeons.

Director of Global Innovations

2021 - 2022

Establishing Genesis General Surgical Digital Surgery Strategy, creating new ecosystem with synergy to Genesis surgical stapling and energy devices. Managing global surgeons KOL board for discovery of surgical unmet needs.

Venture Partner

2019

Foothill Ventures is a technology-focused venture fund based in Los Altos, California. With $200M AUM, we make pre-seed, seed (preferred), and A-round investments in startups across software, life science, and deep tech.

Board of Advisors Member

2019

Co-Founder, Senior Executive

2016 - 2018

As cofounder of Petuum, led the company to successfully raise series A ($15 Million) and series B ($93 Million) funding from global leading investors including Softbank. Managed company full operation and grew the company from a handful of founding members to over 100 employees in 18 months. Led Petuum's business development in industrial AI and healthcare AI solutions. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/10/softbank-invests-93-million-in-ai-start-up-petuum.html https://www.geekwire.com/2018/raising-93m-pittsburgh-startup-petuum-plans-hire-130-people-year-aims-vmware-ai/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/10/petuum-secures-93m-series-b-to-push-ai-into-the-mainstream/ Petuum is a world leading AI/ML software company. Petuum platform serves the full spectrum of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning algorithms and applications. The products enable enterprises to build practical AI/ML deployments for the real world.

Principle and Lead for New Product & Advanced Technology Development

1998 - 2016

Experienced in advanced technology and new product development management. During the 18 years at Seagate Technology, held technical leadership role (Core Team DE Lead for two Enterprise Products, Head of BPM Technology) leading teams to deliver world class innovations results. Managed product development from prototype to volume production, and achieved industry first in time -to-market and record setting performance bench marks. Later responsible for BPM advanced technology roadmap, architecture design integration, and customer technical communication. 2012-2016 Leading companywide Bit Patterned Media Technology development including technology roadmap and customer communication. Leading full drive integration of recording media, recording head, new Preamp/SOC feature development, Read/Write and Advanced Servo architecture integration etc. 2009-2011 Companywide Core Team Design Engineering Lead for 10KRPM 2.5in SFF Enterprise HDD. Leading new product development from prototyping to volume production transfer to overseas factories in Asia. The product launched world first Load/Unload technology in 10KRMP HDD, with world record areal density, capacity, performance and reliability. https://www.seagate.com/docs/pdf/datasheet/disc/savvio-10k4-ds1700.3-1007us.pdf 2007-2008 Companywide Core Team Design Engineering Lead for 10KRPM 3.5in enterprise HDD. Managing full drive development including subsystems of Head/Media, Read/Write, Servo/Mechanical, Electrical integrations of Preamp and SOC, Manufacturing Process and Failure Analysis. 1998-2007 Promoted from Senior R&D Staff Engineer to Principle Engineer, leading recording subsystem integration with major technology transition from longitudinal recording to perpendicular recording. Frequently demonstrated world record areal density in product integration.