Katherine He is the founder and president of Shanghai Jiao Tong University Foundation of America (SJTUFA), and a member of the SJTUFA Board of Directors.

Katherine graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University with a BSME degree and received her MSME degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia. Since 1996, she has been working for Edwards Lifesciences, a world leader in advanced cardiovascular technologies, and received a number of achievement awards. She is a seasoned engineering professional with rich experiences in R&D, quality engineering, and project management. She has enjoyed the great satisfaction of dedicating her career in the development of cutting-edge life-saving implantable devices such as endovascular graft for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, percutaneous mitral valve repair, and transcatheter heart valve replacement, etc.

Katherine is a senior member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), and served as the section management chair for the ASQ Orange Empire Section. She is an ASQ certified quality engineer (CQE), reliability engineer (CRE), and quality manager (CQM).

Outside of her professional work in the medical device industry, Katherine is devoted to community service and philanthropy work.  Besides managing SJTUFA, She served as the president of the Chiao Tung (Jiao Tong) University Alumni Association of Southern California (CTUAA-SC) from 2005 to 2007, and has been a board director of the Chiao Tung University Alumni Association in America (CTUAAA) since 2005. She also served on the board of the Chinese-American Engineers and Scientists Association of Southern California (CESASC) through the 2009-2010 term.