James Li

Who is James Li?

Dr. James Li joined Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers in October 2006.Prior

to joining KPCB, James spent over 15 years of outstanding service with

Merck Co. where he held positions of increasing responsibility in basic

research, clinical research, regulatory affairs, new product

development/access and franchise management, all with an Asia Pacific

focus.James has been a known expert in the Asia Pacific

pharmaceutical industry. He has published a number of papers on the

region’s clinical, regulatory access and marketing issues and has been

a regular speaker and guest consultant for a number of government

regulatory agencies, academic institutes and industry associations.From

1996 to 2000, James was the Medical Director of Merck’s China

Operations, where he successfully developed a first class professional

medical team, conducted early phase clinical studies, and developed

strong relationships with government regulatory agencies, key opinion

leaders, and top research institutes.In 2003, James was

appointed Regional Marketing Director, Hypertension, for the Asia

Region and successfully drove the fast growth of Merck’s largest

franchise in the region.James received his Medical Degree from

Shanghai Medical University, completing an internship in Internal

Medicine and a rotation in Oncology, followed by a Master of Science

degree in Microbiology from the University of Montana.