| David Katsujin Chao |
David is Co-Founder and General Partner at DCM. At DCM, he guides portfolio companies in formulating corporate and product marketing strategies, developing strong management teams and implementing domestic and international partnerships. David is the Chairman of 51job (Nasdaq: JOBS), the largest HR advertisement & outsourcing company in China. He is also responsible for the investments in 99Bill (Wanda Group), All About Japan, Inc. (JASDAQ: 2454), Careem (Uber), eDreams (ODIGEO), Fortinet (Nasdaq: FTNT), Kabu.com (TSE: 8703), Musical.ly (TikTok), Recourse Technologies (Symantec), Sling Media (EchoStar/Dish Networks), SMIC (NYSE: SMI), SoFi (Nasdaq: SOFI), StarFlyer, and UCloud among others. David also serves on the Advisory Board of Legend Capital in China and is a Trustee of The Thacher School. He has been listed as one of the top venture capitalists in Asia and the U.S. by Forbes Magazine since 2004 and was named to the Forbes Midas List Hall of Fame in 2016.
Prior to DCM, David was a Co-Founder and acting CFO/CTO of Japan Communications Inc. (Nasdaq Japan - Hercules: 9424), Japan’s first publicly traded mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). Previously, David worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company in San Francisco, focused on communications and software industry clients. Earlier in his career, David worked in marketing and product management at Apple Computer, where he co-authored and implemented Apple Japan’s One Billion Dollar Revenue Plan, successfully growing revenues from $25 million to $1 billion. David also managed Apple's portfolio of start-up investments in the U.S. Prior to Apple, David was an account executive at Recruit, Japan’s largest HR advertising and web infomediary corporation. |
| Kathleen Chien |
Kathleen Chien is the founder of 51job, Inc. which was founded in 1998. She held the position of Chief Operating & Financial Officer. Ms. Chien's current jobs include being an Independent Director at Vipshop Holdings Ltd. since 2012 and a Non-Executive Director at CDP Holdings Ltd. since 2019. Ms. Chien's former jobs include being an Independent Director at ChinaCache International Holdings Ltd. from 2010 to 2017 and a Principal at Capital Securities Corp. Ms. Chien's education history includes an undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1992 and an MBA degree from Haas School of Business in 1996. |
| Rick Yan |
Rick Yan has founded 51job, Inc. in 1998, where he currently holds the titles of President, CEO, Secretary & Director. He has worked as a Director & Head-China Practice at Bain & Co. China, Inc. and as a Marketing Executive at Hewlett-Packard HK SAR Ltd. Mr. Yan has an undergraduate and graduate degree from the University of Hong Kong and an MBA from INSEAD. |
| Li-Lan Cheng |
Li-Lan Cheng currently works at 51job, Inc., as Independent Director from 2013, Le Gaga Holdings Ltd., as Independent Director from 2011, E-House (China) Enterprise Holdings Ltd., as Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director from 2023, LAIX, Inc., as Independent Director from 2018, Yunji, Inc., as Independent Director from 2019, and E-House (China) Holdings Ltd., as Chief Operating Officer from 2012. Dr. Cheng also formerly worked at SOHO China Ltd., as Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director from 2002 to 2004, Country Style Cooking Restaurant Chain Co., Ltd., as Independent Director, ABN AMRO Asia Ltd. (Shanghai Branch), as Assistant Director from 1997 to 2002, China Real Estate Investment Co. LLC, as Partner in 2005, Leju Holdings Ltd., as Chief Financial Officer from 2017 to 2023, and Fang Holdings Ltd., as Chief Financial Officer from 2005 to 2006. Dr. Cheng received his doctorate degree in 1995 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and undergraduate degree in 1989 from Swarthmore College. |
| Eric He |
Eric He is currently an independent director at 51job, Inc., Yangxun Computer Technology Shanghai Co., Ltd., Bilibili, Inc., and Agora, Inc. (China). He is also a member of The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Previously, he served as an independent director at Acorn International, Inc. and Onion Global Ltd. He was the Chief Strategy Officer at Ninetowns Internet Technology Group Co., Ltd. from 2004 to 2007 and the Chief Financial Officer at Giant Interactive Group, Inc. from 2007 to 2011. He also served as the Chief Financial Officer at JOYY, Inc. from 2011 to 2017. He was a Director-Private Equity Investment at AIG Global Investment Corp. (Asia) Ltd. (Rep. Office) from 2002 to 2004. He received his undergraduate degree from National Taipei University and his MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
