The team behind Metafoodx
Step into the heart of our organization and meet the passionate minds behind our innovative products
Fengmin Gong
CEO & Co-Founder
Fengmin is a 4-time successful-exit founder and tech innovator.
He has been an influential executive at Palo Alto Networks, DiDi Global and McAfee, among many others.
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Jun Du
VP of Engineering & Co-Founder
Jun is an experienced technology and engineering leader. He has successfully delivered products including wireless networking, IoT security, and AI-powered threat intelligence at Cisco and Palo Alto Networks.
Thierry Bourroux
VP of Customer Success
Thierry is a passionate, service-oriented hospitality leader that has held numerous executive positions including Director of Dining Services for UC Berkeley and Residential District Manager at SCU.
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Samir Virmani
Sr. Director of IoT Software
Samir has over 25 years of experience designing and implementing reliable and robust multi-threaded, multi-process embedded system software in the networking & SCADA domains.
Wenjian Yue
Senior Engineering Manager
Wenjian leads the Cloud Software team. Before joining Metafoodx, he held multiple technical positions at eBay and Experian.
Eileen Zhang
Product Manager
Eileen has a Master of Design from Harvard University and has a background as a Product Designer and UX Researcher.
Valerie Vander Berg
Senior Director of Sales
Valerie brings with her 15 years of experience in marketing, business development, and sales in the foodservice industry.
Kris Klinger
Advisor
Ed. D. Higher Education & Hospitality Senior Executive, Strategic Thinker & Transformational Leader, Executive Coaching & Community Builder
Dirk De Jong
Advisor
Assistant Vice President, USC Hospitality, USC Hotel at University of Southern California
Daniel LaGarde
Advisor
Jia Li
Advisor
Wei Luo
Advisor
Senior Regional Chef, Compass Group USA
Chief AI Officer at LiveX, IEEE Fellow
VP of Autonomous Vehicles at Nvidia
