Kevin Xu

Kevin Xu is a Stanford-trained computer scientist and lawyer with experience in community building, investment, strategy, and operations. He is the founder and author of Interconnected, a popular blog that explores the intersections of technology, business, and society. As an investor and consultant, Kevin has worked with various startups in the open-source and data analytics space, including Preset, OSS Capital, and Kyligence. He has also held leadership positions at PingCAP and COSS Media and served as a legal design fellow at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. Kevin is a former White House staffer and political campaign organizer and is fluent in Chinese and Portuguese.