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Ann Cao

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Vice President Information Technology at Cadence Design Systems
📍 San Jose, California, United States

Ann is a data-driven IT leader at Cadence Design Systems with over 20 years of experience developing enterprise solutions for sales, finance, and marketing. A graduate of Fudan University and Saint Marys College of California, she specializes in building business processes to drive organizational efficiency.

She is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion, actively participating in women in technology conferences and AAPI Heritage Month events. Ann shows a commitment to empowering underrepresented groups and fostering an inclusive culture within the tech industry.

Ann led the development of the industrys first SaaS and e-Commerce platform for cloud-based electronic design tools.

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Experience
33 Years
Current Role
Vice President Information Technology
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Jose, California, United States
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Cloud Transformation
She led the creation of an industry-first SaaS and e-commerce platform, enabling a "cloud-first" approach for the company's design and analysis solutions.
AI & Data Science
She has led an artificial intelligence and machine learning center of excellence and was instrumental in building a data lake to support data science initiatives.
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Career

Work history

7-2023
Vice President Information Technology
Cadence Design Systems
12-2020 - 6-2023
Sr, IT Group Director
Cadence Design Systems
7-2018 - 11-2020
IT Group Director
Cadence Design Systems
2012 - 6-2018
IT Director / Sr. IT Architect
Cadence Design Systems
2007 - 2012
Senior IT Manager
Cadence Design Systems
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Education
Bachelor of Science - BS
Fudan University
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Saint Mary's College of California
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