P.D. Soros Fellowship for New Americans

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Wei Lien Dang, 2007

General Partner, Unusual Ventures

Wei Lien Dang is the child of immigrants from Taiwan and Indonesia

Fellowship awarded to support work towards an MS/JD in Applied Physics at Harvard University

WEI LIEN DANG is a General Partner at Unusual Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, where he leads investments in infrastructure software, cybersecurity, and developer tools. Wei was previously co-founder of StackRox, a cybersecurity company, which was acquired by Red Hat in 2021. He also writes about grief and parenting at Finding Mettle

Wei Lien, was born in Los Angeles to a family of Chinese descent. His father emigrated from Taiwan and his mother from Singapore; they are both naturalized US citizens.

Wei Lien received his JD/MBA from Harvard University. He also received a master's degree in applied physics at Harvard and prior to that, he completed degrees in engineering and chemistry at the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London on a Marshall Scholarship. He received his undergraduate degree in applied physics with a 4.0 GPA at the California Institute of Technology.

Education
  • JD | Harvard University 2013
  • MBA | Harvard University 2013
  • MS Applied Physics | Harvard University 2008
  • MRes Biomedical Physical Chemistry | Imperial College London 2007
  • MPhil Engineering | University of Cambridge 2006
  • BS Applied Physics | California Institute of Technology (Caltech) 2005
Awards
  • Marshall Scholar
  • USA Today All-USA Academic Team
  • National Science Foundation Research Fellowship
Work History
  • Unusual Ventures, General Partner | October 2021 - PRESENT
  • Red Hat, Senior Director of Product and Marketing, Cloud Platforms | February 2021 - PRESENT
  • StackRox, Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer, VP of Product | November 2016 - February 2021
  • Amazon Web Services, Senior Product Manager
  • Bracket Computing, Senior Manager, Product Management
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