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    William Santana Li

    William Santana Li

    CEO of @knightscope. Former Ford Motor executive; Founder of GreenLeaf (built world's 2nd largest automotive recycler in $250M rollup) now part of $8B LKQ Corp

    Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Carnegie Mellon Unive...
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    Experience
    Join me at Knightscope!
    22 Open Positions · $0k–$375k/yr
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    Knightscope
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    Knightscope
    Founder, Chairman and CEO 2013 - Present (over 13 years)
    Carbon Motors
    Carbon Motors
    Founder, Chairman and CEO 2003 - 2013 (about 10 years)
    Build-to-Order
    Build-to-Order
    Founder, President and CEO 2001 - 2002 (over 1 year)
    Model E
    Model E
    Founder, President and CEO 1999 - 2001 (over 1 year)
    GreenLeaf
    GreenLeaf
    Founder, COO 1998 - 1999 (over 1 year)
    FordDirect
    FordDirect
    Director, Mergers & Acquisitions 1991 - 1999 (almost 9 years)
    Founder
    Knightscope, Carbon Motors, GreenLeaf, Model E, Build-to-Order
    Employee
    FordDirect
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    Attorney
     
    Board Member
    Knightscope
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    Acquired
     
     
    Projects
    What if a robot could save your life?
    William Santana Li speaks at TEDx
    Speaking at the Milken Institute
    Predict and prevent crime with autonomous robots
    William Santana Li, Knightscope's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was a featured panelist at the 2015 Milken Institute Global Conference. The… · More Milken Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank determined to increase global prosperity by advancing collaborative solutions that widen access to capital, create jobs and improve health.
     
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    About
    Achievements

    My last job at Ford Motor Company was Founder and Chief Operating Officer of GreenLeaf LLC which I built into the 2nd largest automotive recycler in the country. The Board had released $250 million to do a roll-up in the used parts industry where I bought 22 companies in 11 months, had 600 employees working for me driving $150 million in sales - and at the tender age of 28, I was youngest senior executive at Ford Motor Company worldwide out of 430,000 employees.

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    Skills
    Fundraising Automotive Startup Founder Rollups Law Enforcement Homeland Security National Security Branding Product Development Government Relations Public Relations Equity and Debt Financing Manufacturing Advisor
    What I'm Looking For

    1. Recruits and investors that want to help cut the $1 trillion negative economic impact of crime in half.

    2. To help promising entrepreneurs and innovative companies that are working on real problems and looking to make a big impact.

    Describe what you're looking for in a company.
    Locations
    Silicon Valley Mountain View
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