Forrest Zhong is a general partner of KPCB China. He is also a managing director & general partner of TDF Capital. His focus areas of investment include green technologies, communication & computing, Internet and wireless. He currently serves as director on the boards of Universtar Tech, China Photo Press (cfp.cn), Tang Wind Energy, TianRen Biopesticide, GenScript, Sungrow Power, and 9Diamond, etc. As lead investor and active board member, Forrest has backed a number of successful IPOs and M&A, including A8 Music (HKSE:0800), China Wireless (HKSE: 2369), China GrenTech (NASDAQ: GRRF), and Fiberxon (Acquired by MRV Communication (NASDAQ: MRVC)).

Prior to starting his venture capital career in 1999, Forrest spent about ten years in senior management and operational positions with leading technology companies. He was the Deputy General Manager of China Aerospace International - the commercial arm of the Chinese national aerospace agency, where he was in charge of the overall operations of its publicly listed company in Hong Kong. Forrest started his career in early 1989 with Nortel Networks in China as a system engineer focusing on digital switching technology and product development.

Forrest received his Bachelor and Masters Degrees in engineering from Huazhong University of Science & Technology in China, a PhD in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence from the Napier University Edinburgh, UK, and an MBA from the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. Forrest was named in the list of China’s Top Venture Capitalists by the Global Entrepreneurs and ChinaVenture in 2007; and by Forbes in 2008.

E-mail: forrestz@kpcb.com