William Santana Li
FounderChairman & Chief Executive Officer at Knightscope
Sunnyvale, California, United States
FoundedKnightscope
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Experience
- Knightscope, Inc.Founder, Chairman & CEOcurrent2013 — presentSunnyvale, California
- Carbon Motors CorporationChairman and CEO2003 — 2013Connersville, IN
- Build-to-Order, Inc.President and CEO2001 — 2002Los Angeles, CA
- Model E CorporationPresident and CEO1999 — 2001Silicon Valley
- GreenLeaf LLCFounder and COO1998 — 1999Dearborn, MI
- Ford Motor CompanyDirector - Mergers & Acquisitions1998 — 1999
- Ford Motor CompanyAssistant Project Manager - VC1 / Ford of Brazil1997 — 1998
- Ford Motor CompanyChief Program Analyst - VC1 / Ford of India1997
- Ford Motor CompanyChief Analyst, Top Gun - European Turnaround Team1997
- Ford Motor CompanyBody Engineering Supervisor - VC1 / Ford of India1997
- Ford Motor CompanyBody Engineering Supervisor - New Concept Development1997
- Ford Motor CompanyChief Program Analyst - New Concept Development1996 — 1997
- Ford Motor CompanyProduct Strategist - Product & Business Strategy1995 — 1996
- Ford Motor CompanyVehicle Engineer - Lincoln Mark VIII Team1994 — 1995
- Ford Motor CompanyVehicle Systems Engineer - Escort/Tracer Team1992 — 1994
- Ford Motor CompanyProduct Design Engineer - Electronics Division1991 — 1992
- Ford Motor CompanyIntern - Electronics Division1990 — 1991
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Automotive77Start-upsBusiness Planning69Product Development83Due Diligence17Cleantech9Fundraising11StrategyVehicles16Venture Capital25Business Strategy97Executive Management14
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- Who is William Santana Li?
- Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Knightscope
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- William Santana Li is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Knightscope.
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- William Santana Li founded Knightscope.
- Where did William Santana Li go to school?
- William Santana Li studied at Carnegie Mellon University (BSEE, Electrical Engineering); University of Detroit Mercy (MBA, Marketing).
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