Larry is our founder and has served as our director, chairman and chief executive officer since our inception in 2006. Prior to founding our company, among others, Larry served as the general manager of a vocational education and online education company, New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (NYSE: EDU and SEHK: 9901), from 2002 to 2006. Larry received his MBA degree from Yale University in 2002 and his bachelor’s degree in mechanical manufacturing from Beijing Union University in 1994.
Marshall currently serves as the Head of GigaCloud's BaaS Program. He is the Founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Noble House Home Furnishings LLC, and brings over 30 years of experience in the home furnishings industry. Marshall is widely recognized as a trusted leader in the sector. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1966 and a medical degree from New York Medical College in 1970.
Zhiwu has served as our independent director since August 2022. He is an independent director at Noah Holdings (NYSE: NOAH) since December 2013 and an independent director at Bairong Inc. (HKEX: 6608) since March 2021. Professor Chen has been a faculty member at the University of Hong Kong since 2016 and currently serves as director of the Asia Global Institute and Victor and William Fung Professor in Economics at the University of Hong Kong. Professor Chen was formerly a professor of finance at Yale University from 1999 to 2017. Professor Chen was on the board of directors at PetroChina Company Limited (HKEX: 857, SHSE: 601857, NYSE: PTR) from May 2011 to June 2017, Bank of Communications (SHSE:601328) from November 2010 to August 2018, and IDG Energy Investment Ltd (HKEX: 650) from July 2015 to October 2018. Professor Chen received his PhD in financial economics from Yale University in 1990, his master’s degree in computer science from Changsha Institute of Technology in 1986 and his bachelor’s degree in computer science from Central-South University in 1983.
Kerry has served as our independent director since August 2025. He is a highly respected furniture industry veteran with more than 30 years at Ashley Furniture until 2023, where he held leadership roles including Vice President of Sales, President of the Upholstery Division, and President of Sales and Marketing. He has also served on the boards of the American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame, the Home Furnishings Association, and the Las Vegas Home Furniture Association, and is the recipient of multiple industry honors. Kerry earned his bachelor’s degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 and his MBA from the University of Cincinnati in 1969.
John Visser has served as our independent director since August 2023. He has been the EVP of Operations since May 2024 responsible for dōTERRA International’s global operations to include sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, fulfillment, inventory control, supply and demand planning, trade compliance and data governance. Prior, he was the Vice President of Global Logistics for dōTERRA since August 2018. Previously, he worked at Walmart, Inc. for almost 19 years where he had multiple responsibilities to include overseas expat assignments. He served as vice president in various roles responsible for leading teams to manage operations, provide strategic direction, develop talent, export process efficiency expertise and drive cost optimization for Walmart's international markets. John has also served on Brigham Young University’s Global Supply Chain Advisory Board since 2011. He received his bachelor’s degree in Spanish Translation from Brigham Young University in 1992 and his MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in 1996.