About Us

Jerry Chen

Co-Founder

Before founding Firewalla, Jerry spent nearly 20 years working at Cisco Systems, where he was a senior manager and ran many projects in Security Technology Group, Core Routing Group, and Consumer Business Unit. He was also a member of the Cisco InfoSec Team, focusing on data protection.

"I invented Firewalla after my daughter's baby camera was hacked, and my goal is to prevent such things from happening to other families. " 

Jerry graduated from University of California at Santa Barbara with MS and BS in Electrical Engineering.  

Melvin Tu

Co-Founder

Melvin is a 10-year veteran of Cisco Systems’ Security Technology Group. There he spent much of his time creating one of the world’s leading analytics engines for cybersecurity monitoring. He is a fan of mobile app development, gaming, and hiking. Melvin is responsible for Engineering.

Melvin started college when he was 14 years old. He graduated from Southeast University with MS and BS in Computer Networking.  

Annie Lu

Co-Founder

Annie worked at Cisco Systems as a senior manager for 15 years, splitting her time between Security Technology Group and Optical Networking Group. She is also a founder of a toy company and an amateur photographer. She is passionate about making customers happy. Annie is responsible for operations.

Annie is a graduate of Texas Tech University with a BS degree in Computer Science.