Our Leadership

Jangwoo Kim is CEO and co-founder of MangoBoost, Inc. A full professor in Seoul National University, he has published 40+ papers at the most prestigious computer architecture and system venues (ISCA, MICRO, ASPLOS, HPCA, OSDI, ATC, SC), and developed the DPU HW/SW solutions which became MangoBoost’s DPU products. He has been named to the Hall of Fame of ISCA and MICRO. Prior to his academic career, he contributed to the development of UltraSPARC T4 CPUs and servers at Sun Microsystems and Oracle Corporation. He earned his PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and his master’s degree and bachelor’s degree from Cornell University.

Eriko Nurvitadhi is CAIO and co-founder of MangoBoost, Inc. Now in charge of our entire product organization, he worked on R&D and technology transfers at Intel before joining MangoBoost, Inc. His research area is in computer architecture, with emphasis on hardware accelerator architectures (FPGAs, ASICs) and their ecosystems (systems, software flows) for emerging workloads, such as AI and data analytics. He has over 60 peer-reviewed publications (H-index of 26), ~30 patents granted, and ~50 patents pending in this area. In 2020, he was recognized as one of Intel’s top 30 inventors by Intel Patent Group and a Mahboob Khan Outstanding Liaison award by Semiconductor Research Corporation. He has served on program committees of IEEE/ACM conferences, serving as the Technical Program Chair for FCCM 2022. He received a PhD in ECE from Carnegie Mellon University, and an MBA from Oregon State University.

Dongup Kwon is CTO and co-founder of MangoBoost, Inc. As a CTO, he focuses on defining and executing our technology strategy, opportunities in emerging domains, and leading the global research and engineering teams. Before joining MangoBoost, Inc., he worked on the research and development of hardware-accelerated computer system architectures. His work focused on DPU-accelerated and HW/SW co-optimized server system designs and FPGA/ASIC-based accelerator architectures, leading him to publish papers at the top-tier computer architecture and system conferences (OSDI, ISCA, MICRO, ATC). He earned his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Seoul National University (SNU), and his master’s degree in CSE and bachelor’s degree in EE & CSE (double major) from POSTECH.

Junki Park is COO/CFO and co-founder of MangoBoost, Inc. He is responsible for Operations, Finance, Investor Relations, and Administrative functions. Prior to MangoBoost, Junki served as a Semiconductor Venture Capitalist at Samsung Ventures. It was there he observed that DPU innovation was imminent in the server/data center industry. He was a Research Fellow and IT consultant at the Samsung Economic Research Institute, Samsung’s in-house think tank, and his primary clients were Samsung Group and Samsung Electronics DS. He has a PhD degree in Economics and a BS degree in Engineering from Seoul National University.

Chanik Park is CCO of MangoBoost, Inc. By leveraging two decades of expertise in semiconductor research, innovation, and commercialization, he is in charge of driving MangoBoost’s market expansion and long-term growth. During his tenure at Samsung Electronics, he has played pivotal role in shaping memory and storage product strategies, driving successful outcomes for major global clients. Prior to joining MangoBoost, he held several senior leadership positions at Samsung Electronics, including Head of NAND Product Planning, Memory Business Planning Team Lead, and Vice President of the Device Solutions Division’s Americas Operations. His decision to join MangoBoost was fueled by the company’s commitment to transforming data centers for a more efficient and intelligent AI-driven future. He earned his doctorate, master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Computer Engineering from Seoul National University (SNU).

Tom Spencer is Vice President of Business Development at MangoBoost, Inc., responsible for go-to-market strategy, global channel and OEM ecosystem development, and commercial growth across the company's AI data center infrastructure portfolio. Prior to MangoBoost, he served as Senior Director of Product Management at Cornelis Networks, and as General Manager of the Data Center Solutions business unit at Altera/Intel, where he led portfolio strategy for DPU and AI NIC platforms. He has also held senior management positions at Achronix, Solarflare/Xilinx, QLogic, and Broadcom. Over a 33-year career spanning startups to Fortune 500 companies, he has built deep expertise in product lifecycle management, go-to-market strategy, and strategic partnerships. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arizona.