Howie Xu

Howie Xu serves as the Chief AI & Innovation Officer at Gen, a Fortune 500 public company with approximately $4 billion in revenue. In addition to this role, Howie Xu is a Guest Lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business, teaching executive programs on topics such as Product Market Fit, Entrepreneurship, and People & Culture. As a Board Observer at You.com and a Board Member for the venture fund Reaction, Howie Xu supports innovative startups, including the deepfake detection AI company Reality Defender, which won acclaim at the 2024 RSA Conference. With significant experience in engineering and AI/ML as the Senior Vice President at Palo Alto Networks, Howie Xu plays a key role in leading core security products and generative AI strategies. Investment involvement also includes companies like Lepton AI and Dropzone AI, alongside advisory roles for various organizations since 2016.