Zara Zhang — CEO
I'm passionate about technology storytelling. Currently I'm working on new LLM-based applications at ByteDance. Previously, I worked on go-to-market for Lark, an enterprise collaboration software. Before that, I was an investment analyst at GGV Capital (first in the Silicon Valley office and then the China office), where I focused on consumer and TMT investments across China and the US (as well as emerging markets like Southeast Asia). I launched and co-hosted “996”, a podcast where I and GGV managing partner Hans Tung interviewed leaders in US-China cross-border tech and entrepreneurship. It became the world’s most listened-to English podcast on tech & entrepreneurship in China. I have interned as a reporter covering China's tech industry for The Information. My writings have also been published on Foreign Policy, The Huffington Post, Harvard Magazine, The Harvard Crimson, among others. I graduated from Harvard University Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in psychology. At Harvard, I wrote and edited for The Harvard Crimson, led the organization of Harvard China Forum (a 1,000-people conference featuring leaders from China and the US), and ran a weekly newsletter about food around the university. I grew up in Changchun, a city in northeast China, and received my secondary education in Singapore. I blog at www.zarazhang.com. Follow me on X: https://x.com/zarazhangrui
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Media and Education professional with expertise in technology storytelling and marketing.
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Experience: 13 yrs 4 mos
Career Highlights
- Co-hosted the world's most listened-to tech podcast in China.
- Led a major conference with over 1,200 participants at Harvard.
- Developed marketing strategies that significantly increased audience engagement.
Work Experience
ByteDance
Building AI product (2 yrs 4 mos)
Head of US Marketing (Enterprise SaaS product) (5 mos)
Product Marketing Lead (Enterprise SaaS product) (4 yrs)
Business Development (Enterprise SaaS product) (4 mos)
PMO, Efficiency & Services (4 mos)
GGV Capital
Investment Analyst (1 yr 8 mos)
The Information
Reporting Intern (3 mos)
Harvard Magazine
Editorial Intern (3 mos)
Harvard China Forum
Co-President (2 yrs 9 mos)
ZhenFund 真格基金
Marketing Intern (1 mo)
Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS)
Research Assistant (3 mos)
The Harvard Crimson
Senior Story Editor (2 yrs)
Project Everspring
Initiator and Overall Coordinator (1 yr 4 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) at Harvard University
at Raffles Institution
at Raffles Girls' School
