About
David Tang is Chair of the Board of Directors at Skywell New Energy Automobile Group Co. Ltd. and an Independent Non-Executive Director at Standard Chartered PLC and JOYY Inc. With over 35 years of experience in technology, venture capital, and business operations across international and China-focused markets, Tang has held senior leadership positions at Apple, Nokia, and AMD, and served as Managing Director and Partner at NGP Capital, where he led venture investments in companies including Xiaomi and UCWeb. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering from California State University, Long Beach, and an MBA from California State University, Fullerton.
Experience
- Skywell New Energy Automobile Group Co. Ltd.Chair of the Board of Directorscurrent2026 — presentChina
- Standard Chartered PLCIndependent Non-executive Directorcurrent2019 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- 欢聚集团Independent Board Director,current2013 — presentGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
- KAIYUN EnergyPartner & CVO2021 — 2025Beijing, China
- 金山Independent Board Director2013 — 2023
- ngp capitalPartner, Managing Director2013 — 2021Beijing City, China
- AMDCorporate Senior Vice President & President, Greater china2011 — 2013Beijing, China
- NokiaCorporate VP, Chairman of Nokia Telecommunicaitons Ltd, Vice Chairman of Nokia(China)Investment Co.2004 — 2011Beijing, China
- NokiaVice President, Greater China2004 — 2010
- 3ComPresident, North Asia2000 — 2004
- 3ComVice President1997 — 2000Hong Kong
- Digital Equipment CorporationMarketing Director, Asia Pacific1995 — 1997
- AppleMarketing Director, Greater China1989 — 1994
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyVenture Capital Executive Program, Venture Capital Executive Program2013
- California State University, Long BeachBS, Computer Science & Engineering
- Cal State Fullerton, College of Business and EconomicsMBA, Management
Skills & more
Management21Leadership12Strategy8Strategic Planning1Greater China1Board LeadershipBoard GovernanceDirectorshipRenewable Energy SystemsBoard level experienceMobile Devices66Go-to-market Strategy29
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Product ManagementBusiness StrategyChina Business DevelopmentMobile TechnologyMobile InternetVenture CapitalJoint VenturesSales ManagementGovernmental AffairsMarketing StrategyInvestmentsInternational BusinessLanguages Cantonese · English · Mandarin
From David's professional profile.
Colleagues at NGP Capital
Ann Rosenberg
Advisor at NGP Capital
Anna Teyssot
Advisor at NGP Capital
Anupam Rastogi
Managing Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES
Atte Honkasalo
Vice President, Data & Analytics at NGP Capital
Bo Ilsoe
Managing Partner at NGP Capital
Cathy Li
Manager, Post-Investment at NGP Capital
Christian Noske
Partner at NGP Capital
Debjit Mukerji
Partner at NGP Capital
Network5
Anupam Rastogi
Managing Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES
Bo Ilsoe
Managing Partner at NGP Capital
Lu Guo
Principal at Nokia Growth Partners
Upal Basu
Partner at NGP Capital
Walter Masalin
Principal at Nokia Growth Partners
Investors connected to David in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does David Tang work?
- David Tang is Partner at NGP Capital.
Same school
Also attended California State University, Long Beach22
Costanza CariniInvestor at DN CapitalAndie ParedesTalent Network at Redpoint VenturesKatie GlennOperations & Administration at Ballistic VenturesTanya WesleyInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITALSaed NashefFounding Partner at RAED VenturesSimran NathVenture Partner at Suncoast Ventures
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Also attended Cal State Fullerton, College of Business and Economics2
Shared employers
Also worked at 金山2
Also worked at AMD49
Ray SchuderSr. Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundIndra SinghalOperating Partner at EMERGENT VENTURESBrian FrankPartner at Permanent Capital VenturesWael NafeeGeneral Partner at RAED VenturesDaisy CaiGeneral Partner at B4 CapitalEva LauFounding and General Partner at Inovia Capital
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Also worked at Nokia164
Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAdamAdvisor at Clear VenturesSamir MatkiInvestor at DaphniTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanTimo AhopeltoSerial tech entrepreneur and early-stage investor running Lifeline VenturesJyri EngeströmPartner at Lifeline Ventures
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Also worked at 3Com25
Job SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalHowardAdvisor at Clear VenturesKip McClanahanGeneral Partner at Silverton PartnersEric BenhamouVenture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcDave HusakVenture Partner & Founding Pillar at Pillar VCMichael DolbecManaging Partner, Momenta at The Hive
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