Summary
Andy Xu is a seasoned technology executive and CTO based in Davis, CA with two decades of industry experience and a decade of leadership driving product-focused engineering teams. He builds and scales large distributed systems, data platforms, MLOps pipelines, and LLM training/inference infrastructure, translating cutting-edge research into production-grade products. His track record includes lowering platform costs by over 45% per active user, architecting enterprise LLM platforms on CPU at Numenta, and shipping high-impact ML DevOps tooling at Microsoft Azure. At Orchestra he is applying that blend of hands-on engineering and strategic roadmap discipline to transform how organizations plan and execute R&D programs. Trained in computer science (Johns Hopkins, Peking University) with an MBA from Berkeley Haas, he pairs technical depth with product and business acumen to drive measurable outcomes.
8 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Johns Hopkins University
B.S., Computer Sciences, B.S., Computer Sciences at Peking University
MBA, Business, MBA, Business at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business