Janie Tsao

She and her husband Victor co-founded Linksys, a consumer home networking pioneer, and sold the company to Cisco Systems for $500 million in 2003.

[5] Janie Tsao took charge of the company's sales, and was responsible for persuading the major retailers Fry's Electronics and Best Buy to sell Linksys products in 1995 and 1996, respectively.

[7] She also developed Linksys's broadband strategy, partnering with cable and telecom companies to "provide high-speed Internet sharing access via wired or wireless solutions to PC users across the country.

[6] They continued to work for Cisco as senior Vice Presidents and General Manager until 2007,[2] when they retired from corporate life[2] and shifted their focus to Miven Venture Partners, an investment firm they had founded in 2005.

[3] Through the Tsao Family Foundation, they work with the Center for Asian American Media to produce documentaries "promoting understanding and communication.