Management Team

Adrian Li: Chief Executive Officer

Adrian is responsible for managing the overall operations for Idapted and overseeing the company's development in both the USA and China to deliver the revolutionary Oral English training service, EnglishQuad.

Prior to starting Idapted, Adrian worked for Pepsi in Shanghai in a project management role where he was responsible for coordinating the launch of a new product. In 2001, Adrian worked with JPMorgan based in London where he advised on acquisition and growth strategy for financial institutions. Adrian then joined a social enterprise incubator, Globalegacy, in 2004 where he advised entrepreneurs starting for-profit social ventures.

Adrian has a passion for education and founded a UK based charity; CNYTrust; which has raised thousands of pounds (GBP) to support children in rural China pursue education. The trust has also built a school in the village of Da Miao, China.

Adrian completed his MA degree in Economics at Cambridge University and holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Jonathan Palley: Product/Technology VP

Jonathan is responsible for the design, development and deployment of the Idapted's products and technology.

Jonathan Palley has always had a keen and active interest in educational technology and languages. He has technological experience in developing software for the education market and a demonstrated ability to manage multi-discipline projects. He is the developer of Virtual FlashCards, a shareware electronic flashcard program that has been downloaded over 250,000 times and is used worldwide. Through interacting with hundreds of Virtual FlashCards users he has a strong understanding of how people interact with computer based learning systems.

He has also developed medical imaging and scientific instrument control software and can program computers in most modern languages and systems.

Jonathan served as the Executive Producer of a nationally recognized theater ensemble, where he managed a large team of actors, directors, designers and technicians in producing a full season of free Shakespeare plays viewed by thousands of people. He has training and experience in acting and improvising and is an avid student of how the theory behind improvised theater can be applied to creative and constructive teamwork. He holds a B.S. in Physics from Stanford University.

Jessica A. Larson-Wang: Trainer Management VP

Jessica is responsible for managing Idapted’s Trainer Network.

Prior to Idapted Jessica owned and operated an English training school in Yunnan province’s capital, Kunming, where she was responsible for maintaining the school’s staff of foreign teachers. She has over five years of experience as an English teacher and Academic Director, having worked with Yunnan Normal University, Yunnan University, and English First. She speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese and does occasional work as a freelance translator.

Jessica received her Bachelor of the Arts in Asian Studies from the University of Texas at Austin, and did a concentration in Chinese and Development studies at the School for International Training in Kunming. In addition she has also received training in filmmaking at the University of Texas and creative writing at the South Carolina Governor’s School.

Jessica comes from a family of educators and has a strong commitment to improving China’s standards of education. She is particularly interested in bilingual education in China’s minority areas, having spent five years in Yunnan province, which is home to nearly half of China’s ethnic minorities. She has worked with local authorities in Yunnan to start programs enabling minority and low-income Yunnanese families to receive bilingual education, which in most places in China is typically reserved for the wealthy. In the future Jessica hopes to continue working with minority communities to improve their standard of living and level of education.

Lily Hua: China Marketing & Sales VP

Lily is responsible for China Marketing and Sales operations.

Prior to Idapted, Lily was a senior director of Oak Pacific Interactive, the operating company for several well known China internet assets, and responsible for business development including liaising with the government, building partnerships with companies and overall strategic direction. Lily brings over 10 years of marketing and sales experience in the internet and education industry having also managed EnglishTown’s sales through Tom.com and working in Taiyue Education Investment Company.

Lily completed her BA in Information Systems at Fu Dan University, China and studied for a Masters in St- Petersburg State Technical University, Russia. Lily is fluent in Chinese, English and Russian and enjoys challenging herself in outdoor activities in her spare time.

Michael Wiley: Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel

Michael is Idapted's Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel.

Michael represents over 20 technology start-up companies as a legal and financial advisor. Prior to starting his own practice, Michael worked for Venture Law Group (and its successor, Heller Ehrman) as a corporate attorney negotiating venture financings and mergers & acquisitions, preparing and reviewing general contracts (including corporate documentation) and managing his clients' general needs. Prior to his work with Venture Law Group, Michael worked for KPMG Peat Marwick as a tax advisor/CPA.

Michael's interest in language training is largely due to his experience as a missionary in Guatemala from 1994 to 1996, and his interest in China began during the spring of 1998 when he spent a term in various countries in Asia, including China, with BYU's Marriott School of Management. Michael is fluent in both written and spoken Spanish. Michael received both his Juris Doctorate and his Accounting degree from Brigham Young University.