Our Story
Focus Universal Inc. (Nasdaq:FCUV) is a provider of patented hardware and software design technologies for Internet of Things (“IoT”) and 5G telecommunications.
The company operates out of a R&D and warehouse facility in Ontario, CA owned by the Company.
Focus has 3 foundational patents granted and 13 provisional patents covering a broad spectrum of technologies including IoT, telecommunications and network security.
These disruptive patented technologies work to solve the major problems in hardware design, hardware production, software design and network communication inefficiencies in both IoT and 5G technologies.
Our Team
Michael Pope
Chairman of the Board
Michael Pope was appointed as a director of the Company on June 8, 2018. Mr. Pope has served as President of Boxlight Corporation (Nasdaq: BOXL), a global education technology provider since July 2015. He previously served as Managing Director of Vert Capital, a boutique private equity firm, and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer for the Taylor Family. As a seasoned, global executive, Mr. Pope has led over 70 buy-side transactions and raised over $500 million in debt and equity financings. He brings specific experience with fundraising, investor relations, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate strategy. Mr. Pope holds an active CPA license and serves on the boards of various private and public organizations. Mr. Pope earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees in accounting from Brigham Young University.
Dr. Desheng Wang
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Dr. Desheng Wang was appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Secretary, and has been a director since December 29, 2014. Dr. Wang has over 20 years of professional experience in mobile technology. Dr. Wang earned his bachelor’s degree from Hebei Normal University, Physics Department in 1985. In 1988, Dr. Wang earned his master’s degree from Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics at the Chinese Academy of Science in 1988. Dr. Wang earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry at Emory University in 1994. Dr. Wang served as a senior research fellow at California Institute of Technology from 1994-2011. Over the last five years, Dr. Wang has served as president of Vitashower Corporation and formerly as President of Perfecular Inc.
Irving Kau
Chief Financial Officer, Director
Irving Kau was appointed as CFO on November 18, 2022. Mr. Kau previously served as Vice President of Finance and Head of Investor Relations. Previously, Mr. Kau currently serves as a Managing Partner of both Elementz Ventures and KW Capital Partners, and during his tenure he has successfully invested and grown companies across various geographies. Prior to his work at Elementz Ventures and KWCP, he served as the head of Asia at GHS (now known as Seaport Global). Mr. Kau also previously served for approximately 10 years as Chief Financial Officer of a Nasdaq listed AgTech company with a blue chip investor base. Having studied on every coast including the Gulf Coast, Mr. Kau completed course work at University of Southern California towards a PhD (in Business Strategy (Economics) within the same cohort program as the PhD in Accounting). With a background in both finance and science while publishing several peer reviewed academic papers; Mr. Kau received undergraduate degrees from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland and a graduate degree from Rice University in Houston, Texas, where he received the Jones Partners Scholarship (merit-based) to attend.