Rebecca Fannin

Rebecca Fannin, who will serve on our board of directors following the completion of this offering, is an international business journalist, author, and media entrepreneur. In 2010, Ms. Fannin founded Silicon Dragon Ventures, an online media and events group focused on startups and venture capital which she still leads today. Ms. Fannin has also served as a special contributor to CNBC, covering disruptive technology since January 2013.

Ms. Fannin’s four books - Silicon Heartland, Silicon Dragon, Startup Asia, and Tech Titans of China - have been translated in 10 languages and favorably reviewed by the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times, among others. Ms. Fannin has been represented by Leading Authorities since May 2010 and has presented at Brookings, Harvard, Carnegie Mellon, and Oxford, among others, and appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box, BBC, CNN, and Bloomberg.

As an international editor at Red Herring (March 1999 to February 2021) and AVCJ (March 2001 to December 2009) in, and as a columnist for Forbes from February 2010 to December 2019, Ms. Fannin followed the venture capital trail from Silicon Valley to Asia's emerging markets and reported about the region’s entrepreneurial boom from Southeast Asia to India and Greater China. Ms. Fannin has covered many innovative global businesses and interviewed several visionary leaders for influential publications including Harvard Business Review.

Ms. Fannin resides in New York City, where she is a member of the Overseas Press Club, and an adviser at a university-affiliated venture group.