Experience
- Sand Hill AngelsInvestor & Advisorcurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- HYSTA (Hua Yuan Science and Technology Association)Member of the Board of Advisorscurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityDirector, Development Advisory Boardcurrent2020 β presentShanghai, China
- multiple start-up's & Venture Capital firmsAdvisor & Investorcurrent2015 β presentUS, China
- VMwareGlobal Head of Engineering and Ecosystem, AI Labs; GM/CTO, China R&D2022 β 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- VMwareGM/CTO, China R&D; Head of OCTO/Research & Innovation2020 β 2022Shanghai, China
- VMwareGM/CTO, China R&D; Head of OCTO/Advanced Technology Group2013 β 2020Beijing, China
- VMwareGM, Shanghai R&D; Sr. Director, Cloud & PaaS, HCI Storage & Application Services2011 β 2013Shanghai, China
- China Computer FederationExecutive Director, Open Source Development Committee; Co-founder, CTO Club2020 β 2024Shanghai, China
- Chinese Institute of ElectronicsCommittee Member, Cloud Computing Expert Committee2014 β 2024Beijing, China
- iSoftStoneVP, GM of Software & Technical Services Business Division2009 β 2011China
- MDCL-Frontline Technologies, Ltd.Founder/CEO2005 β 2009China
- Sun MicrosystemsPartner Delivery Center Director & Senior Practice Manager2001 β 2005Hong Kong & Beijing, China
- Sun MicrosystemsE-solutions Practice Lead & Senior Java Architect1998 β 2001Greater New York City Area
- IBMSenior e-business Architect1996 β 1998Greater New York City Area
- Telcordia TechnologiesSenior Software Engineer1995 β 1996New Jersey, United States
Skills & more
Enterprise Architecture20Cloud Computing24Telecommunications3Management10Software Development24Outsourcing13Mobile Devices3Testing1Business Strategy6Integration14Program Management3Product Management9
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ConsultingJavaSaaSStart-upsLanguages Chinese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alan Ren?
- Investor at Sand Hill Angels
- Where does Alan Ren work?
- Alan Ren is at Sand Hill Angels.
- Where did Alan Ren go to school?
- Alan Ren studied at Rutgers University (EMBA, International EMBA); University of Michigan (Master of Science - MS, EECS); The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering).
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Also attended University of Michigan516
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Also attended The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art8
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Shared employers
Also worked at HYSTA (Hua Yuan Science and Technology Association)2
Also worked at Sun Microsystems136
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Also worked at IBM710
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