(US and Canada) NetBase Quid, a global leader in AI-powered consumer and market intelligence, recently announced that Lei Li has been promoted to Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President.

"Lei Li’s contributions over the past decade plus have positioned NetBase Quid among the most competitive SaaS companies in an ecosystem where technological advancements are critical to business success," said Bob Goodson, President of NetBase Quid.

As CTO and EVP, Li will be responsible for leading and managing the engineering, quality assurance, DevOps, AI, data science and linguistics team, and IT, globally. Li will guide NetBase Quid to strategically align all technology advancements and plans, including resource allocation and financial performance to enable the company’s growth and market expansion.

"I joined NetBase Quid as a software engineer 14 years ago, and am grateful for the opportunities and challenges offered to me along the way, allowing me to grow within the company," said Li. "NetBase Quid has grown tremendously over the years to become a category leader, and I’m thrilled to be continuing to advance those efforts and guide the business in this new role."

Prior to NetBase Quid, Li was a visiting postdoctoral researcher at Microsoft Research Asia and a research engineer at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories. Lei earned an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Palmer Scholar, and his Ph.D. in Computer Science from The University of Manchester. He also holds a bachelor’s of Engineering in Computer Science from the University of Science and Technology of China.