Weili Dai

Weili Dai (simplified Chinese: 戴伟立; traditional Chinese: 戴偉立; pinyin: Dài Wěilì) is a Chinese-born American businesswoman. She is the Director, co-founder and former president of Marvell Technology Group. Dai is considered one of the most successful women entrepreneurs, and is the only female co-founder of a major semiconductor company. As of 2015, she is listed as the 95th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes. 2Early life Weili Dai was born in China, and played semi-professional basketball in Shanghai, before aged 17, she moved to the US. She has a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley. 2Career Dai is the only woman co-founder of an American semiconductor company, and since it began in 1995, she directed Marvell’s rise to become one of the top semiconductor companies in the world. During her time at Marvell, Dai worked on strategic partnerships and Marvell's technology is used in products in several markets. Dai has also become a driving force in expanding access to technology in the developing world and an ambassador of opportunity between the US and China. Dai advocates for getting more women involved in science and technology. Dai served as chief operating officer, executive vice president, and general manager of the Communications Business Group at Marvel