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Mei Lin Fung

Investor

Board of Advisors │ CEO of People Centered Internet, Co-Founder of Impact Network at Venture Rock

Palo Alto, California, United States

About

Mei Lin Fung serves as Vice Chair of the UN AI for Good Impact Steering Committee and Chair of the IEEE SSIT Sustainability Technical Committee. She co-founded the People-Centered Internet with Vint Cerf and the Nehitek Foundation with Michael MacFarland, and contributed to the development of early CRM systems at Oracle alongside Tom Siebel and Marc Benioff. Her career encompasses roles at Shell, Intel, and the U.S. Department of Defense, with current focus on digital public infrastructure, AI governance, and MSME financing, supported by academic training in mathematics and management from the Australian National University and MIT.

Experience

  1. AI for GoodVice-Chair of Impact Initiative Steering Committeecurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, CA
  2. NehitekCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
  3. IEEEChair, Technical Committee on Sustainabilitycurrent2022 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  4. IEEEChair Assessment Committee, Humanitarian Activities Committee2020 — 2022
  5. Self-employedPublic Speaking - Internet of the people, by the people, for the peoplecurrent2013 — presentPalo Alto, CA
  6. People-Centered InternetCo-Chair with Jascha Stein2023 — 2024Palo Alto, California, United States
  7. People-Centered InternetChair2020 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
  8. People-Centered InternetCo-founder with Vint Cerf2015 — 2020Palo Alto, California
  9. UN Commission on the Status of WomenCo-Chair2022 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
  10. mohumanMember Board of Directors2019 — 2023United States
  11. CHMRCBoard Member and Co-Founder2013 — 2021Palo Alto, CA
  12. CHMRCCo-Founder2013 — 2016Palo Alto, California
  13. IEEEVice Chair Internet Inclusion Subcommittee2017 — 2018
  14. HOSA-Future Health ProfessionalsGlobal Network Outreach2014 — 2018Palo Alto, California
  15. National University of Singapore America FoundationMember of the Board of Directors2005 — 2017Sunnyvale Caliornia
  16. Franchise for HumanityCo-Creator2014 — 2016Palo Alto, Calfornia
  17. NextNowMember2003 — 2016
  18. Just Picture ItHost and Executive Producer2013 — 2015Palo Alto, California
  19. FutureTalk.tvFounder and Executive Producer www.futuretalk.net2009 — 2015Palo Alto, California
  20. Institute for Service Organization ExcellenceChairman and Co-Founder2008 — 2015Palo Alto California
  21. I4J Innovation for JobsTeam member2013 — 2015
  22. OpenmHealthNetwork Connector2013 — 2015
  23. Jonathan Trent - OmegaAdvisor2011 — 2015
  24. Whole Life Well BeingInaugural blogger2010 — 2013
  25. NTVI FederalSocio-Technical Lead2012 — 2013Falls Church Virginia
  26. Eagle Applied Sciences, LLCSocial Architect2009 — 2012Palo Alto
  27. Program for the FutureCo founder2008 — 2009
  28. Institute of Management ConsultantsCertified Management Consultant1995 — 2008
  29. The Customer Innovation Excellence InstituteChief Architect2006 — 2007
  30. International School of the PeninsulaMember Board of Directors2004 — 2007United States
  31. CRM GURUInaugural Guru1998 — 2006
  32. Douglas Engelbart, inventor of computer mouseCollaboration Partner2001 — 2004
  33. SEALNetCo-founder of SALI, precursor to SEALNet2002 — 2004www.sealnet.org
  34. Silicon Valley NetmarketmakersOrganizer2000 — 2002
  35. BayStart San FranciscoCo-Founder1999 — 2000
  36. CityJavaBizTalk Program Organizer1998 — 2000
  37. PATCA - Professional and Technical Consultants AssociationMarketing Committee Chair1995 — 1998
  38. Axil ComputerMarketing Consultant1993 — 1995San Jose California
  39. Oracle CorporationDirector of Finance and Administration, Direct Marketing Division1988 — 1993Redwood City, California
  40. IntelSunnvSenior Customer Marketing Engineer1983 — 1988Santa Clara, California

Skills & more

Salesforce.com12Performance Measurement1Team Leadership2Capital MarketsPersonal Development1Entrepreneurship99Start-ups99Leadership99Blogging77Cross-functional Team Leadership84Management85Open Innovation39
+12 moreBusiness StrategyStrategyCRMEvent PlanningPublic SpeakingSocial InnovationCustomer ServiceResearchStrategic PlanningStrategic ThinkingPersonal GrowthCreative Visualization

Languages English · Mandarin

From Mei's professional profile.

Colleagues at Venture Rock

Marc Wesselink
Venture Partner at Contrarian Ventures
Mark Burbach
Partner at Venture Rock
Mihaela Georgieva
Partner at Venture Rock
Navin Danapal
General Partner Venturerock Asia at Venture Rock
Pascal Verloop
Partner at Venture Rock
Xander van der Heijden
General Partner & Founder at Venture Rock

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mei Lin Fung?
Mei Lin Fung serves as Vice Chair of the UN AI for Good Impact Steering Committee and Chair of the IEEE SSIT Sustainability Technical Committee. She co-founded the People-Centered Internet with Vint Cerf and the Nehitek Foundation with Michael MacFarland, and contributed to the development of early CRM systems at Oracle alongside Tom Siebel and Marc Benioff. Her career encompasses roles at Shell, Intel, and the U.S. Department of Defense, with current focus on digital public infrastructure, AI governance, and MSME financing, supported by academic training in mathematics and management from the Australian National University and MIT.
Where does Mei Lin Fung work?
Mei Lin Fung is Board of Advisors │ CEO of People Centered Internet, Co-Founder of Impact Network at Venture Rock.
Where did Mei Lin Fung go to school?
Mei Lin Fung studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Masters, Management Science); The Australian National University (Bachelor of Science with Honours, Pure Mathematics); The Australian National University (Bachelor of Science with honors, Pure mathematics).

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,504

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Also attended The Australian National University88

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Shared employers

Also worked at People-Centered Internet1

R "Ray" WangInvestor at Mindful Venture Capital

Also worked at International School of the Peninsula1

Oriana Li HalevyInvestor at Sand Hill Angels

Also worked at Oracle Corporation435

Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesMarc BenioffCo-founder, Chair & CEO of SalesforceAyshaAdvisor at Clear VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark CapitalMark SiegelPartner Emeritus at Menlo VenturesHope CochranVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group

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Also worked at IntelSunnv375

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