LiXin is a seasoned global tax executive with 30 years of experience leading corporate tax strategy and tax operations for multinational corporations. Her expertise spans U.S. and international tax planning and compliance, mergers and acquisitions, organizational structure design and business strategic support.

LiXin Olsen currently serves as Vice President of Tax at Cognex Corporation, a global technology company whose machine vision systems and AI-powered solutions help automate manufacturing and logistics operations worldwide. 

Prior to joining Cognex, LiXin served as Senior Vice President of Tax at Apogee Therapeutics, a clinical stage biotechnology company that develops biologics for the treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and related inflammatory and immunology indications. Previously, she was Vice President of Global Tax at G-P, where she built the tax team from the ground up and helped the company grow strategically into 100+ countries.  

Throughout her career, LiXin has held tax leadership roles with a diverse group of multinational companies, including Excelitas Technologies, Charles River Laboratories, Boston Consulting Group, and EY, managing their international teams for tax operations and M&A related activities while establishing scalable processes and best practices across the tax function.

A native Harbin, China, LiXin came to the United States to further her education, earning a Master of Science in Accounting from Johnson and Wales University and a Master of Science in Taxation from Northeastern University. She also holds CPA license in Massachusetts. LiXin enjoys spending time with her husband, three children, her family and friends, traveling, hiking, reading, and gardening

Why CWE?

I learned about CWE from its annual Gala I was invited to and subsequently met various leaders within CWE. I was extremely impressed with their passion for CWE’s mission of empowering women in business. As an Asian woman that came to the US as a young adult, and now a corporate professional and mother of three, I understand the challenges that women face and their ability to uniquely lead within their businesses. I am honored to have this opportunity to collaborate with other CWE members to continue empowering women and support the achievement of their business goals.