Leonard Liu

Leonard Liu has spent 40 years in the systems industry, with a history of developing innovative computing technologies into successful businesses. He has played key roles in the development of the PC, enterprise software and semiconductor industries. Most recently, he served as president of ASE Group, a provider of IC test and packaging services, having held roles as Chairman and CEO of Walker Interactive Systems, COO of Cadence Design Systems, and President of Acer Group. He has been a champion of globally distributed software development for decades. Dr. Liu began his career at IBM where he was responsible for the creation and implementation of SQL and the management of CICS, SNA, and AIX ,eventually overseeing the worldwide Database and Language lines-of-business. He received his undergraduate degree from Taiwan University and his Ph.D. from Princeton University.