Dr. Limin Hu
Dr. Hu has extensive start-up and Executive experiences from both profits and non-profits. He co-founded a FinTech company Ellie Mae, Inc. in 1998, focusing on a SaaS and cloud solution to automate the US mortgage industry. Ellie Mae had acquired 9 tech companies, went public in 2011, and was acquired for $3.7B in 2019. In September 2020, Ellie Mae was acquired by NYSE parent company Intercontinental Exchange for approximately $11B.
In 2002, Dr. Hu led a fundraising effort to raise $3M to build an FCSN Center in Fremont, CA, and then became the first Chairman when it started operation. FCSN now has two centers in the Bay Area with more than 100 employees, and serves hundreds of children and adults with Autism, Down syndrome, etc.
He is currently serving as
- President, Silicon Valley Chinese American Computer & Commerce Association, a non-profit organization
- Honorable Chairman, Monte Jade Global Science and Technology Association, one of the most important Chinese American non-profit technology platforms
- Board Member, Friends of Children with Special Needs, a nonprofit organization
- Board Member and Member of Government Committee, Square Panda, an online Education Software startup based in Silicon Valley
- Limited Partner and Advisor, Acorn Pacific Venture, a Silicon Valley venture capital
- Founder, Advisor and Mentor for many startup companies and entrepreneurs
Education
1984 BS in Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University
1990 PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Berkeley