Authored by Peizhuo Xia and Mei Wang, the book "Women Executives in Silicon Valley" features the biographies of ten successful women entrepreneurs, all of whom are of Chinese descent, who have made their way to the top of the companies in Silicon Valley. Among them are founders of successful startups (e.g., Marvell, WebEx), executives of high-tech giants (e.g., KLA-Tencor), and professors (e.g., from Stanford) who have ventured outside academia. They came from different origins: some were raised in the U.S., some are from Mainland China or Taiwan who first came to the U.S. for graduate school, some made their way through labor camps during the culture revolution and came out stronger than ever before.  This book tells the real-life stories of how these women overcame the culture and gender barriers to become high-level executives of large corporations and founders of growing startups. This book was published in Chinese 2005 by the most prestigious publishing house in China -- Writers Press.

The new book release, which took place at Stanford University on January 22, 2005, was a great success.  Over 300 guests packed the auditorium, many of whom had to stand outside the doorway throughout the whole event.  The event was hosted by co-author Mei Wang.  Five of the featured characters shared their stories and offered their advice on entrepreneurship, work-life balance, minority and women issues in Silicon Valley, etc.  The audience responded with overwhelming enthusiasm. The event was covered by multiple media channels, including newspapers, radio, and TV stations.   

Women Executives Featured in the book (in alphabetical order):

JoMei Chang	CEO, President, and Founder, Vitria Technology, Inc.
Lily Chang	VP, Engineering, Corporate Software, KLA-TENCOR
Eva Chen	VP, Manufacturing, New Wave Research, Inc.
Ida Chen	Chairman and Founder, Clingenix; Professor and Director,Cedars Sinai  Medical School Former Professor & Director, Stanford University Medical Center
Sho Long Chen	CEO, President, Chairman, and Founder, Vweb
Weili Dai	Executive VP and Founder, Marvell
Lynn Liu	CEO, President, and Founder, Aicent Inc.
Teresa Meng	CTO and Founder, Atheros Communications, Inc. Professor, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
May Su	VP, Marketing, KLA-TENCOR
Susan Xu	VP, Operation, WebEx

* Positions as when they were being interviewed.

 

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	Book Release Event:        (活動通知/Announcement) "Face to Face with Top Women Executives in Silicon Valley"   新書發佈會（美國斯坦福大學） 1/22/2005, Stanford University (照片/Photos, Slideshow)
	TV news in the US on the new book release event   KTSF電視臺 國語新聞   1/24/05 “新書發佈會”新聞採訪 （電視錄像/Video Clip in Chinese）
	Radio interview in Silicon Valley of co-author Mei Wang (45 mins)   星島電臺 談笑phone笙  1/12/05 人物專訪 - {硅谷女總裁} 作者王梅  （採訪錄音/Audio Clip in Chinese）

      Special thanks to

• the featured ladies for their time (total of over 100 hours of interviews) and sharing their real-life experiences, most of the stories in the book are the first time to the public.   

• numerous people who helped setting up the interviews and the publishing of the book.

• many of my dearest friends that made the book release event a great success, it was impossible without their generous help taking care of every aspect of the event!