J.P. Li

J.P. Li brings more than a decade of domestic and international experience across higher education, banking, healthcare, and venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE). He began his entrepreneurial career by acquiring and scaling a Texas-based business with divisions in building materials distribution and real estate development, growing the company from 8 to more than 40 employees and achieving approximately 350% revenue growth within 2 years. As a VC-backed founder, he successfully exited the business through an acquisition. He subsequently founded Meridian Universal Health Group Inc., where, as Founder & CEO, he led a hospital infrastructure division and a corporate venture capital arm that raised more than $105 million to commercialize healthcare and biotech innovations from U.S. universities and academic medical centers. Currently, he serves as a Statewide Specialty Counselor at the NJ Small Business Development Center State Office and as a Board Director of Wharton Alumni A