2025 Leading Women in AI
Honored to be recognized as one of The AI Show ASU+GSV’s Leading Women in AI honorees, alongside Fei Fei Li, Neeru Khosla and so many brilliant women pushing AI forward. Grateful to be in such good company, and excited to continue shaping the future of AI together!
“Armed with an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas Business School, Helen embarked on her journey into the realm of technology, fueled by a fervent passion for innovation. Her formative years in Silicon Valley, notably at LeapFrog, instilled in her a profound understanding of the intersection between education and technology, laying the groundwork for her illustrious career ahead.
Over two decades, Helen has traversed diverse domains within the tech industry, from EdTech to consumer electronics, robotics, gaming, and SaaS, accruing a wealth of experience and expertise. Her tenure as CEO at DMAI exemplifies her knack for pioneering ventures at the forefront of AI innovation.
Under her stewardship, DMAI emerged as a global leader in artificial intelligence, catalyzing social impact through groundbreaking initiatives like the Animal Island Learning Adventure (AILA) Preschool Learning System.”
— Enterprise Review
Leadership Traits
“I am a builder. As an entrepreneur and chief executive, I’ve been building businesses grounds up and taking them to the next level. At the same time, I devote myself to my two children.” Passionate and creative, Helen is focused on problem solving. “Thinking out of the box and being passionate about groundbreaking game changers made it possible for me to drive go-to-market strategies and deliver results to our users, employees, and investors.”
— Technology Innovators Magazine
My Work in AI and EdTech
In 2019, I was recruited to lead the go-to-market strategy at DMAI, Inc. an artificial intelligence company that has the mission to lift humanity with cognitive AI. I was relocated from the Bay Area to Los Angeles to lead the team of hundreds of AI engineers across the globe. To launch our EdTech products, we started fundraising. My strategy was to develop a holistic product plan that supports the growth of users from toddlers through K-12 and then higher ed, professional development till retirement. An AI platform for human journey that starts from the beginning of cognitive development.
To distinguish DMAI, Inc. from other AI companies, I led the team to publish our eBook, and produced corporate videos and exclusive interviews of distinguished AI and education experts. By doing so, we established the north star for the company while we started to develop and launch our first product, an edutainment device for toddlers as an AI driven preschool learning system.
When COVID-19 hit, the closing of our Series A got delayed. We applied for PPP funding that sustained our operations prior to when our Series A of US$75M came in.
At DMAI, Inc. I successfully launched our first product Animal Island Learning Adventure (AILA) Preschool Learning System, which was elected as the best tablet for toddlers in July 2021 by Popular Science. We sold hundreds of thousands of the product and received more than 4500 5-star reviews. Here are the videos of parents and children as our users, which show the impacts we made. During my speech in Cannes, France during the World AI Cannes Festival, I had tears in my eyes when DMAI won the inaugural Cannes Neurons Award.
My philosophy and approach
to my work:
Develop a vision, winning strategy and consistent path - for every organization I have been part of, I developed a strategic vision for the stakeholders and executed plans to build the trajectory of growth. Without clarity and solidarity, an organization cannot effectively reach its objectives. Also everyone has to understand that any real success takes time; therefore, consistency and resilience would contribute to the organization’s growth and longevity.
Be a builder - it’s so much easier to tear things down than to build things up. I am known as the builder to take organizations to the next level by connecting with the people and lead them to achieve great things. We can do well by doing good.
Get people to do their jobs and hold them accountable - it’s always better for people to choose to do the right things instead of being just told what to do. As a leader, my job is to establish the value system for the organization so that everyone would go the extra mile and deliver the results. Without an A team, no organization can succeed in the long run.
Think out of the box - as an innovator with experiences in different industries, I’ve been courageous, creative and strategic with problem solving. That sets me apart; and that’s the reason I have been able to build distinguished brands, raise funding and compete against tough competitors.
The Journey
A track record of leadership and innovation in consumer packaged goods, consumer electronics, EdTech, IoT, digital media, SaaS and artificial intelligence industries.
Let’s Connect
I’m always looking for new opportunities to meet people and solve problems together. Get in touch.