Dion Lim

Current

Board Member at i2we, inc
President/COO at Simply Hired
Advisory Board Member at comScore Networks

Co-Founder and Director at Round Zero

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Past

Senior Vice President - Operations at Simply Hired
Vice President of Business Development at Simply Hired
Vice President - eChannels at Charles Schwab & Co.

Co-Founder at Mercurial Virtual Supply Chain Incorporated
Co-Founder at Epinions Inc.
Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer at Sina.com
Director, Business Development at Quote.com (acquired by Lycos)
Co-Founder at Think Tank Consumer Products
Investment Manager at Hambrecht & Quist
Financial Analyst at Morgan Stanley & Co.

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Education

UC Berkeley
St. Paul's School

Recommended

2 people have recommended Dion

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Internet

Dion Lim’s Summary

Experienced entrepreneur and Fortune 500 executive with 15-year track record of catalyzing change, exercising sound business judgment, and getting things done. Background offers a rich set of experiences at successful, brand name, consumer companies – both large and small – in a well-rounded set of business development, finance, product development, operations, general management, and leadership roles.

Dion Lim’s Specialties:

business development, finance, product development, operations, general management, and leadership

Dion Lim’s Experience

Board Member

i2we, inc

(Internet industry)

2007 — Present (2 years)
President/COO

Simply Hired

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

October 2006 — Present (2 years 10 months)
Advisory Board Member

comScore Networks

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

August 1999 — Present (10 years)

Advisor to leading company in online measurement and research.
Co-Founder and Director

Round Zero

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

June 1997 — Present (12 years 2 months)

Founding team member of non-profit organization that brings together entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and technology professionals to discuss current issues and trends. Charter sponsors include Microsoft, Apple, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Morgan Stanley, and Wilson Sonsini.
Senior Vice President - Operations

Simply Hired

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

March 2006 — October 2006 (8 months)

Manage sales, product, marketing and engineering.
Vice President of Business Development

Simply Hired

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

May 2005 — February 2006 (10 months)

Create product and distribution partnerships.
Vice President - eChannels

Charles Schwab & Co.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SCH; Financial Services industry)

June 2002 — May 2004 (2 years)

Product management and development of web portfolio accounting tools for eBusiness Group.
Product management and development of inbound/outbound email, automated phone, and corporate market data.
Managed $40M cost center with 20+ staff responsible for handling 400 million emails, 40 million phone calls and $20+M in market data feeds.
Co-Founder

Mercurial Virtual Supply Chain Incorporated

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

December 1999 — May 2001 (1 year 6 months)

Software company developing RFP and ad replacement software.
Co-Founder

Epinions Inc.

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

March 1999 — November 1999 (9 months)

Business development for leading company in product reviews.
Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer

Sina.com

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; SINA; Internet industry)

February 1998 — January 1999 (1 year)

Responsible for fundraising, corporate development and operations for the leading Chinese internet portal.
Director, Business Development

Quote.com (acquired by Lycos)

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; TRLY; Internet industry)

May 1996 — December 1998 (2 years 8 months)

Built major OEM partnerships with leading financial services companies to outsource news, quotes, and charts with leading financial ASP.
Co-Founder

Think Tank Consumer Products

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Consumer Goods industry)

May 1995 — May 1996 (1 year 1 month)

Developed, manufactured, marketed hard consumer products.
Investment Manager

Hambrecht & Quist

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

June 1992 — May 1995 (3 years)

Day to day management of venture capital investments and due diligence in U.S. for Asia Venture Capital division.
Financial Analyst

Morgan Stanley & Co.

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; MSWD; Investment Banking industry)

June 1990 — June 1992 (2 years 1 month)

Investment banking financial analyst in Health Care Services Corporate Finance and Real Estate groups.

Dion Lim’s Education

UC Berkeley

BA , Political Economy of Industrial Societies , 1986 — 1990

Activities and Societies:

Phi Beta Kappa, UC Squash Racquets Team - Captain.
St. Paul's School

1982 — 1985