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Oversee the legal function in support of the CZ Biohub Network and all of its regional Biohubs and the CZ Imaging Institute.

Lead CZI's Product, Privacy and Intellectual Property group on the Legal team. Oversee CZI's data and AI policy and governance.

Lead counsel on global content policies, content moderation practices, platform accountability and transparency, working closely with product, trust & safety, and public policy teams to build trust with LinkedIn's members and customers.

San Francisco Bay Area

Senior product counsel supporting the development and launch of LinkedIn flagship products, advising teams on incorporating Privacy by Design and addressing consumer protection, privacy, security, intellectual property, and product compliance issues.

Lead lawyer supporting LinkedIn's go-to-market strategy and growth efforts in China.

Represented Internet services, e-commerce, software, electronics, digital media and clean technology companies in their commercial and intellectual property matters, including both US and China-based companies.Advised Internet and mobile services clients on data security and privacy matters.Drafted and negotiated a wide range of commercial and intellectual property contracts including licensing, sales, distribution, marketing, SaaS, services, collaboration, manufacturing, supply, and terms of use/service agreements.

Prepared and prosecuted domestic and foreign patent applications in the areas of electrical and mechanical engineering, medical devices, software, and telecommunications.

Jd, Law

Co-Chair, The Inaugural 2011 Stanford China Law & Policy Conference: Law and the Chinese Transformation.

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering

Research Assistant in the Hatsopoulos Microfluids Lab. PhD thesis on the design and implementation of an ultra-resolution optical system.

B.S., Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Undergraduate Council in the Department of BME; Chinese Folk Music Band