Xu has held executive positions in multiple successful networking and security start-ups. Before starting Zingbox in 2014, Xu was senior director of Aerohive Networks, where he launched Aerohive’s cloud-based Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) security product. Prior to Aerohive, Xu was senior director of Aruba Networks, where he managed Aruba’s industrial and carrier product line. Xu joined Aruba through the acquisition of Azalea Networks, where Xu was a founding member and the VP of Software. Before Azalea networks, Xu was a senior engineer at Airespace, acquired by Cisco in 2005. Xu has an Executive MBA from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, holds an M.S. in Computer Science from Michigan State University and B.S. in Computer Science from Tsinghua University. Xu also holds ten international patents on security and networking