Howard Kuo

Howard joined Starbridge in May as Principal in charge of Starbridge's Asia office.
He contributes global sales and marketing and manufacturing expertise and is responsible for investor relations and deal identification across Asia.
In addition to Starbridge, he manages an angel fund, energy storage solution companies and sits on the boards of companies in the US, Taiwan and China.
Howard is an entrepreneur and has held senior positions at energy storage, manufacturing and semiconductor companies in the US, China, and Taiwan.
He turned around a battery manufacturing startup in China.
He grew an IoT sensor device businesses for Maxim Integrated to +70% gross margin, achieved multiple #1 market share of analog and power device applications and $120M for STMicroelectronics.
Howard enjoys volunteering and has been a philanthropist since 2002 with an emphasis on children’s education.
He is a founding member of Bullis Charter School and held several school board positions in Silicon Valley.
Howard received his Bachelor of Industrial Engineering degree from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1995.