Dr. Jun Peng co-founded Pony.ai in 2016 and currently serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to co-founding Pony.ai, Dr. Peng served as the Chief Architect of Baidu from 2011 to 2016, where he was in charge of the R&D of Baidu’s autonomous driving unit. Prior to that, Dr. Peng worked as a software engineer at Google between 2005 and 2011, specializing in back-end and front-end advertising systems. Dr. Peng obtained a bachelor’s degree from Tsinghua University, a master’s degree from the State University of New York-Buffalo, and a Ph.D. from Stanford University.
Dr. Tiancheng Lou co-founded Pony.ai in 2016 and currently serves as a Director and Chief Technology Officer. Prior to co-founding Pony.ai, Dr. Lou worked at Quora and Baidu. At Baidu, he was recognized as the youngest Principal Engineer. Prior to that, Dr. Lou worked as an engineer at Google from 2012 to 2016, joining the autonomous driving unit in his last year there. Dr. Lou holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and a Ph.D. in computer science from Tsinghua University. Dr. Lou is well-known as a top computer programmer and is a 10-year medalist of the TopCoder competitions and 2-time Google Code Jam champion, a global programming competition.
Mr. Fei Zhang has served as a Director since 2017. Mr. Zhang is also a non-executive director of Kuaishou Technology, where he is primarily responsible for participating in the formulation of business plans and strategic and major decisions. Mr. Zhang has over 20 years of venture capital experience, with a focus in the areas of AI/cloud computing, social/digital media and entertainment, and electric vehicle/autonomous driving. He was a Partner at Ceyuan Ventures in Beijing from 2004 to 2007, where he set up and managed a venture fund and led investments in multiple portfolios. Since January 2011, Mr. Zhang was a Partner of 5Y Capital (formerly known as Morningside Venture Capital). Around 2016, he founded and has been a fund manager and the responsible officer of Neumann Advisory Hong Kong Limited, a SFC Type 9 licensed corporation. Mr. Zhang received a bachelor’s degree of engineering in automation and control from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in July 1994, and an MBA degree from the China Europe International Business School in May 1999.
Mr. Takeo Hamada has served as a Director since 2023. He currently serves as the executive vice president of Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd., and the project manager of Toyota Motor Corporation (“TMC”). Mr. Hamada joined TMC in April 1991. From January 2012 to January 2015, he was dispatched to Toyota Motor North America, Inc. Upon his return in January 2015, Mr. Hamada joined IVI system development division, where he was promoted to the general manager in April 2016. In January 2021, he became the general manager of the connected management division. Mr. Hamada received a bachelor's degree from Kobe University in 1991.
Mr. Jackson Tai has served as an Independent Director since Pony.ai’s listing in 2024. Mr. Tai also serves as a non-executive director of WuXi Biologics, SEED Therapeutics and Novita Pharmaceutical since 2023. From 2008 to 2023, Mr. Tai held various director positions in Eli Lilly and Company, HSBC Holdings plc and Mastercard Incorporated. Prior to that, Mr. Tai joined DBS Bank Limited as chief financial officer in July 1999 and served as the vice chairman and chief executive officer of both DBS Group Holdings Limited and DBS Bank Limited from June 2002 to December 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Tai was an investment banker with J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated from 1974 to 1999. Mr. Tai received a Bachelor of Science degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1972, and an MBA from Harvard University in 1974.
Dr. Mark Qiu has served as an Independent Director since Pony.ai’s listing in 2024. Dr. Qiu currently serves as chief executive officer and founding managing partner of China Renaissance Capital Investment. Prior to that, Dr. Qiu joined the CNOOC in 2001 and served as chief financial officer and senior vice president. From 1998 to 2000, Dr. Qiu was with Salomon Smith Barney, last as the head of its Asia oil and gas investment banking group. From 1993 to 1997, Dr. Qiu held various positions with Atlantic Richfield Corporation. From 1990 to 1993, Dr. Qiu served as a staff consultant with RHR International. Dr. Qiu received a Bachelor of Science degree from Hangzhou University in 1984, and a Ph.D. and a Master of Science degree in decision science from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1990, and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1998.
Ms. Asmau Ahmed has served as an Independent Director since Pony.ai’s listing in 2024. Ms. Ahmed currently serves as the director of QuinStreet, Inc. since July 2021 and of blackcomputeHER since July 2018. Previously, Ms. Ahmed served as a managing director at Alphabet Inc. from July 2021 to April 2024. From September 2018 to July 2021, Ms. Ahmed served as an SVP/managing director at Bank of America. From September 2016 to August 2018, Ms. Ahmed served as a digital product executive at Capital One. From January 2012 to December 2017, Ms. Ahmed was a founder, chief executive officer, and board member at Plum Perfect. From September 2006 to November 2012, Ms. Ahmed served as a management consultant at Deloitte. Ms. Ahmed received a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Columbia Business School.