David Li

Current

CEO, co-founder at Mill River Labs
Independent Consultant, Advisor, Investor (Self-employed)

Past

Sr. Director, Product Management at PayPal, an eBay company
Program Manager at Netscape / AOL
Consultant at Mercer Management Consulting

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Education

Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Stanford University

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David Li’s Summary

David Li has extensive entrepreneurial, product management, marketing and operational experience with a variety of Internet and global Fortune 500 companies.

As Sr. Director of Product Management for PayPal, David was responsible for team product strategy, planning, roadmap, and execution. David successfully managed various Product teams during his 5+ years tenure, including Global Risk & Operations, eBay Team, & Merchant Services team. Under his leadership, the merchant services revenue grew 110% YOY to $50MM, while on-eBay revenue grew 150% in two years to ~$300MM.

From an operational perspective, David has led teams as large as 40 product managers. He has extensive experience in recruiting, training, planning, budgeting, and cross functional collaboration. David managed the Global Risk & Operations team, which was responsible for products enabling PayPal's industry leading fraud/risk management and financial & customer service operations.

Prior to PayPal, David consulted for various Internet companies & global fortune 500 companies focusing on marketing strategy. He has 4+ years of marketing experience first as a consultant for Mercer Management Consulting and later as an independent consultant. His experiences include developing marketing strategies for companies like AOL, Netscape, Citibank, Kiva, and eBay.

David received his MBA from the Stanford GSB and a BA in Economics with Honors & Distinction from Stanford University.

David Li’s Specialties:

Product Management, Marketing, General management, Team building, eCommerce, Social Networks, Payments, Security, Entepreneurship, Angel investing

David Li’s Experience

CEO, co-founder

Mill River Labs

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

February 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)
Independent Consultant, Advisor, Investor

Self-employed

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)

November 2005 — Present (3 years 9 months)
Sr. Director, Product Management

PayPal, an eBay company

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; EBAY; Internet industry)

2000 — 2005 (5 years)

Senior member of the Product leadership staff. Responsible for team product strategy, planning, roadmaps, budget and overall team execution. Teams managed included Global Risk & Operations team, eBay team, and Merchant Services team
Program Manager

Netscape / AOL

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Internet industry)

June 1999 — August 1999 (3 months)

Oversaw the successful promotion and launch of a new electronic book program on Netcenter. Initiated, designed, and developed a new Digital Music Download Center on the Music channel.
Consultant

Mercer Management Consulting

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Management Consulting industry)

1995 — 1998 (3 years)

Developed strategy for global Fortune 500 clients. Managed consultants, client teams, and sub-contractors. Regularly presented strategic and operational recommendations to senior clients.

David Li’s Education

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

MBA , Internet Marketing , 1998 — 2000

Activities and Societies:

High Tech Club, Entrepreneurship Club, co-President of Swingers club
Stanford University

BA , Economics , 1991 — 1995

Phi Beta Kappa, Graduated with Honors & Distinction, winner of John G. Sobiesky Award for Creative Thinking in Economics, GPA 3.9/4.0

Activities and Societies:

President of Lambda Phi Episilon fraternity, Stanford Taiko drummer, General Manager of The Teahouse