Harper Cheng
Harper Cheng is a product leader with diversified experiences across enterprise software, consumer electronics and semiconductor industries. At Microsoft, she takes the helm as the Principal Product Manager, leading the Microsoft Azure High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Software team. In this pivotal role, she drives the innovation of the Cloud software infrastructure for cutting-edge services including Open AI and Azure ML. She is responsible for shaping product strategy, leading Azure planning, and identifying strategic acquisition targets. She is also a speaker at Microsoft Executive Briefings to drive global customer engagement. Prior to Microsoft, she led engineering teams in product design and development for Pixel Phone at Google, Mac Computer at Apple, and Power Management Integrated Circuits (PMIC) at Renesas Electronics and Marvell Technology.
Harper is an emerging Venture Capitalist and Angel Investor with a passion for driving positive social and environmental change through disruptive technologies. She has been actively engaged in the startup and venture capital ecosystem, supporting promising startups by providing not only financial backing but also mentorship and strategic guidance. She is a Super Angel Partner of Alumni Ventures, and an investor of Sand Hill Angels, Band of Angels and Wharton Alumni Angels. She also participates as a Limited Partner in established venture capital funds, aligning her investments with top-tier VCs to diversify her portfolio and contribute to the broader tech investment landscape. Her investment portfolio spans a wide array of sectors, including enterprise software, consumer products and services, biotech, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, cryptocurrency, web3, real estate, and food & beverages, etc.
Harper holds an M.B.A. degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. She serves as the President and Board of Director of the Penn Club of Silicon Valley, orchestrating social, cultural and community service activities to enrich the lives of alumni and the extended Penn community. She serves as a Board of Director at American Technion Society to support scholarships, teaching and research of Israel’s leading university Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. She leads a consulting team at PennPAC, providing pro bono consulting support for nonprofit organizations to enhance their efficiency and amplify their positive impact.