Ed Mao

Ed Mao has a diverse work experience spanning from 2008 to the present. Their most recent position is as the Head of Scalable Labs at Scalable Press, where they provide executive leadership for an incubator/venture studio in Taipei. Prior to that, they were the CEO & Founder of a stealth mode startup, where they led financial planning, product roadmaps, and raised funding. Ed also worked as a Management Consultant at Operator, assisting in launching an ecommerce chatbot app in the Chinese market. As the COO and Co-Founder of StylePuzzle, they led cross-border product and engineering teams. Ed's earlier experiences include being the General Manager of Operations at Instacart, a Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. Department of State, and an Analyst at Javelin Group. Ed also served as a Senior Analyst at the World Affairs Council, where they focused on public programs and policy, and co-authored papers on various topics.

Ed Mao has studied Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Stanford University and History and International Relations at the University of California, Los Angeles.