Ed Lu
Consultant / Advisor at Almaz Capital Management Ltd.
Profile
Dr. Ed Lu serves as an advisor to Almaz Capital.
He also works with several entrepreneurial companies in Silicon Valley including Hover Inc. Almaz portfolio company.
He served as Program Manager for Advanced Projects at Google Inc. from 2007 to 2010.
He was responsible for a diverse group of projects ranging from Google Street View imaging, book scanning technology, imaging for Google Maps/Earth, and energy projects including Google PowerMeter, an online tool for monitoring home energy usage.
Prior to Google, Ed served as a NASA Astronaut for 12 years.
He flew the Space Shuttle twice, the Russian Soyuz, and a 6 month tour on the International Space Station.
Altogether he logged over 206 days in space and an EVA (spacewalk) totaling 6 hours and 14 minutes.
Dr. Lu flew as a mission specialist on STS-84 in 1997, as a payload commander and lead spacewalker on STS-106 in 2000, as flight engineer of Soyuz TMA-2, and served as NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer on ISS Expedition-7 in 2003.
Recognitions in his twelve year NASA career include NASA’s highest honor, the Distinguished Service Medal, as well as the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, Russian Medal of Merit for Spaceflight, Gagarin Medal, Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Komorov Medal, Beregovoy Medal and three (3) NASA Spaceflight medals.
He received a PhD in Applied Physics from Stanford University and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.
Ed Lu active positions
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Almaz Capital Management Ltd.
Almaz Capital Management Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Almaz Capital Management Ltd. (Almaz Capital) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Alexander Galitsky and Peter Loukianoff. The firm is headquartered in Portola Valley, California. | Consultant / Advisor | 31/12/2012 |
Former positions of Ed Lu
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Google LLC
Google LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/2009 |
Training of Ed Lu
Stanford University | Doctorate Degree |
Cornell University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Almaz Capital Management Ltd.
Almaz Capital Management Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Almaz Capital Management Ltd. (Almaz Capital) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Alexander Galitsky and Peter Loukianoff. The firm is headquartered in Portola Valley, California. | Finance |
Google LLC
Google LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
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