Sunny
Shuoyang Zhang, Ph.D.
Founding Partner at Z Lab, Advisor at Women in AI, Professor at Z Lab, Women In AI, Born Global
Nominated in the categories:
Global AI Inclusion Award
Celebrate 100 000 Women in Tech
Fostering Innovation with Purpose and Impact.
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Sunny Shuoyang Zhang, Ph.D. Bio
Dr. Sunny Zhang has been focused on the intersection of technology, people, and business for over 20 years, specializing in innovation adoption, digital marketing, social networks, and international business as a researcher, educator, and venture builder.She is a tenured marketing professor at the University of St. Thomas and the founding partner of Z LAB Ventures, a startup studio and fund building and investing in impact driven software startups from a scratch through a rigorous and repeatable process with minimized risk and maximized capital efficiency to address UN SDGs.
Dr. Zhang is passionate about enabling underestimated founders and under-resourced communities, collaborating with various stakeholders in emerging ecosystems, and connecting otherwise disconnected networks among the global innovation community. She serves as an advisor and mentor at accelerators and startup studios.
Dr. Zhang obtained her Ph.D. in Marketing with a minor in Social Psychology and her Master of Business from the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University in Bloomington, and her M.S. in Applied Psychology from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. She has been teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in marketing, management, entrepreneurship, and e-business for 17 years, including 9 years online/hybrid, and received multiple awards for her unique approach to project-based action learning.