Cynthia Dai

Seasoned entrepreneur, strategist, and executive with strong operational skills in driving initiatives across the social, public, and private sectors. Track record of helping organizations scale impact with sustainable business models, while remaining true to their missions. Expert at building relationships with stakeholders, engaging cross-functional teams in strategic repositioning efforts, and managing change during execution. Experienced nonprofit Board member and California Commissioner. Extensive clientele includes social enterprise and public sector organizations such as Benetech, the California Center for Innovative Transportation, Digital Divide Data, Frameline, the National Council of La Raza, Shanti, the Skoll Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, and Uganda Rural Development Training; global companies like Canon, Cisco, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, NTT DoCoMo, Philips Electronics, and Toyota; as well as Silicon Valley startups such as @Motion (acquired by Openwave), Pacific Data Images (now PDI DreamWorks), Persistence (acquired by Progress Software), and Salon.com. Accomplished public speaker and facilitator. Educator and mentor at UC Berkeley, Tsinghua University, other universities, and accelerators like the European Innovation Academy and Global Social Benefit Institute (GSBI). Substantial international business, multicultural and travel experience, including in Asia and Africa.