Life in brief

Born: 1970, New Jersey.

Family: One of three daughters of Chinese immigrant parents, a maths professor and an engineer. Married financier Buddy Fletcher in 2007. They have a daughter.

Education: Degree in electrical engineering at Princeton, then Harvard Law & Business Schools.

Career: In 2005, joined venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, becoming junior partner. Joined Reddit in 2013, becoming interim chief executive last November.