People
Chieh-san Cheng
Chieh-san Cheng served as CEO of Global Science & Technology (GST) for 29 years, providing technical services to NASA, NOAA, DoD, and USDA. In Jan 2008, GST sold Global Protocols, Inc., whose SkipWare® Internet-over-Satellite software optimizes satellite communications. GST was honored as one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S. for two consecutive years by both Inc. Magazine and Deloitte & Touche. In Oct 2003, GST received the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Contractor of the Year Award for Small Businesses. Mr. Cheng himself received the “Minority Enterprise Development Small Business Person of the Year Award” by the Washington District Small Business Administration in Nov 1999, the first “National Award of Overseas Chinese Enterprises” by the Minister of Economics of Taiwan in Sep 1999, and was a 2004 Ernst & Young Finalist for the Entrepreneur of the Year in Government IT Services category. Mr. Cheng was honored as a “Distinguished Alumnus” by the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences at the University of Maryland in 2001 and has served on the Advisory Board of Johns Hopkins University – Engineering Program since 2018. He has been active in non-profit activities focusing on STEM education and underprivileged college students.
Christopher Cheng, Ph.D.
Dr. Christopher Cheng is an entrepreneur, executive, professor, and author specializing in medical device development and cardiovascular biomechanics research. Within medical devices, his experience spans design, manufacturing, preclinical testing, clinical trials, and marketing, including being co-founder and CEO of Kōli, Inc., a company developing a catheter-based solution for gallstone disease. He was also CEO of Global Science & Technology, an aerospace government contractor focused on satellite remote sensing for earth science, and sold it in Sep 2025. Dr. Cheng is currently President of VIBE Solutions, Adjunct Professor of Surgery at Stanford, Director of the Vascular Intervention Biomechanics & Engineering Lab (Stanford VIBE Lab), and President of CardioVascular Implant Durability (CVID), a non-profit leading the effort to improve durability of cardiovascular devices. He has authored over 100 publications, edited Handbook of Vascular Motion (PROSE Book Award Nominee), and is the preeminent expert in quantifying vascular motion. Dr. Cheng is a board member of several commercial and non-profit organizations, including the Duke University Pratt School of Engineering, and is passionate about increasing access to education, healthcare, and resources for underserved groups.