Jane Li is an accomplished public, private, and advisory board chair and director and chief operating officer (COO) with over 20 years of experience in the high-tech industry, delivering a successful track record in strategy development, general management, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), turnarounds, go-to-market, and sales leadership. She contributes a strong business acumen to the boardroom across the information technology (IT), software as a service (SaaS), Internet of Things (IoT), semiconductors, wireless and telecommunications, cloud, software, and cybersecurity sectors.

Li brings expertise in growing numerous businesses and managing large profit and loss initiatives across Fortune 500 companies such as Corning, Fujitsu, Huawei, and Huawei Symantec Joint Venture. She enables public company boards to scale growth, leveraging her strong operations leadership within private equity (PE) companies, keen ability to forge relationships far and wide, and her extensive international experience with global companies headquartered in the US, Japan, and China.

Li serves as board chair of Semtech (Nasdaq: SMTC), where she is also chair of the nominating and governance committee and a member of the compensation committee, guiding the board of this $900 million semiconductor company on strategic growth within IoT and cloud areas. Her deep understanding across both chip business and systems, as well as cloud and software business, positions her as a unique contributor to board discussions. Li’s wide network in many technology spaces enables a greater connection to the company with new board members, new technology, and business partnership opportunities. As a member of the compensation committee, Li advises on balancing executive retention with shareholder expectations. Through her unique background and wide network across China, she recently assisted the board and management team in mitigating China risk while maximizing China growth.

Li also serves as board director for the semiconductor company Knowles (NYSE: KN), which has more than $826 million in revenue, while serving as a member on the company’s audit committee. She brings a balanced approach to her fellow board members and leadership teams, managing governance, strategic guidance, risk management, and meaningful encouragement. Li guides Knowles by employing her deep expertise in growing businesses in the semiconductor, communications and IT spaces, which are Knowles’s key end markets. Li balances insights with financial and operational acumen from experience in PE engagements and utilizes her cybersecurity technology background in audit committee discussions.

In 2021, Li joined PDF Solutions (Nasdaq: PDFS), where she serves on the compensation committee. She also served on the board of CTS Corp. (NYSE: CTS), including as a member of the technology and transactions and also the nominating and governance committees from 2020 to 2023. Her focus was on bringing technology and industry perspectives as the company expanded its presence in new and existing markets.

Currently, Li serves as a strategic advisor for Diversis Capital, a PE firm, where she led a turnaround strategy and many technology deals from assessment to due diligence. She also serves as a board director of the SaaS company ServicePower and was advisory board member of Skytap, also a cloud and SaaS business, advising on go-to-market strategies, SaaS business models, product roadmap, leadership, and marketing and branding strategies. Before joining Diversis Capital, Li led as the COO of Huawei Enterprise US in IT, the cloud, enterprise networking, and mobility and was the general manager for Huawei Symantec USA (storage, networking, and cyber security). As the top US executive responsible for building the US business, she delivered $600 million in two years for two major global companies—Symantec and Huawei—successfully navigating cultural, political, branding, and innovation challenges.

As an M&A, turnaround CEO, and operations consultant with The Gores Group, a PE firm with $2.7 billion in Assets Under Management, Li led the acquisition team of a $600 million revenue division of a large public company. Previously, in her marketing and sales director role for Corning Inc. (NYSE: GLW), Li forged key relationships with industry leaders and led the successful launch and promotion of metropolitan fiber products worldwide, contributing to the $7.1 billion in revenue in 2000. She also led her teams in tripling revenues to $350 million and increasing growth as the executive vice president and general manager of Fujitsu Compound Semiconductor Inc. Additionally, Li held advisory board member roles for Zadara Storage (cloud), Primex Wireless (cloud/wireless).

Li has earned coveted awards, including 2024 Top 100 Asian American Board Directors by Board Prospects, 2019 Most Influential Corporate Board Directors by WomenInc., 2019 Directors to Watch by Directors & Boards, 100 Women in Tech 2015 by Hot Topics. A former member of the national board of directors for The WICT (Women in Cable and Telecommunications) Network, Li earned bachelor of science and master of science degrees in telecommunications engineering from Zhejiang University as well as a master’s degree in communications and marketing from Ohio University. She also attended Stanford Directors’ College in 2016, 2017, and 2022. Li is fluent in both English and Mandarin Chinese.