# Chanel (Jianing) Z. > Social Entrepreneur & Global Expansion Strategist | Microsoft & Google Startup Program Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/chaneljianingz Believer of “technology innovation should provide equity and is used for good”, Advocate of “financial service should provide inclusiveness” With a proven track record of scaling startups from pre-revenue to revenue-generating stages, she has successfully navigated the FinTech and DeepTech landscapes by: • Spearheading pilot programs for startups backed by Microsoft and Google, driving product-market fit and scalable revenue models. • Collaborating with disruptive brands like pioneering Robot Chef to redefine hospitality innovation in global markets. As the Cohost of YS Alpha Club (Wall Street’s elite finance community) and Speaker at Rise2Gether, she champions Gen-Z entrepreneurship, cross-industry collaboration, and female-led innovation. ✨Connect if you’re passionate about: - Bridging cutting-edge technology with impactful growth - Building global brand ecosystems - Gen Z x Cross-industry Entrepreneurship ## Work Experience ### Founder @ Stealth Startup Jan 2024 – Present | United States ### Enterprise Accounts & Strategic Partnership Manager @ Richtech Robotics Jan 2025 – Present | 纽约地区 Meet your one and only Bot-tender, Bot-rista, and Delivery 🤖️! ### Authorized UX Researcher & Designer @ UX Collective Jan 2022 – Present | United States Publish@UX Collective & Bootcamp (world’s largest Product | UX Design publication on Medium, 580K followers) Invited by Founder@Fabrico Teixeira ### Business Lead @ delivery.com Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | New York, United States ### Product & BD Manager (First Hire) @ Block Convey Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | 纽约地区 The AI Governance Platform that Drives Business Value The future isn't just about building AI; it's about building trust in your AI. As the regulatory landscape evolves, many teams are left feeling uncertain and viewing their AI as a potential liability. They're struggling to keep up with new standards and prove to stakeholders that their models are fair and compliant. ### Project Mentor @ TIME CO2 Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | United States TIME CO2 (www.co2.com) is a startup division of TIME focused on catalyzing positive corporate climate action. Through the power of storytelling and strategic convening, TIME CO2 aims to inspire and inform companies on accelerating their climate efforts, while addressing and breaking down industry barriers to climate engagement. ### Lead Technical Consultant @ Crum & Forster Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | United States Aimed to enhance the efficiency of insurance clearance procedures through the implementation of Generative AI and data modeling techniques. ### Product Manager @ DAOtalents Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | New York, United States 1st AI-powered Web3 Remote Hiring Site https://www.daotalents.com/ We have a community of thousands of Web3 talents. ### Impact Fellow - Global Sustainability Leadership Institute @ Texas McCombs School of Business Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area ### Researcher @ Texas McCombs School of Business Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area Research in Technology Transformation & Emerging Technologies with Dr. Cesare Fracassi and Dr. Jason Abrevaya ### Industry Researcher @ Huatai-PineBridge Fund Management Co., Ltd. (Formerly AIG-Huatai) Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 ### Product Manager @ TD Music Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | United States Oversaw the development and successful execution of the music NFT (Non-Fungible Token) projects in the Web3 ecosystem. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and execute the product roadmap, ensuring that the NFT products align with TD Music's strategic goals and deliver a best-in-class user experience. About TD Music: TD Music is a tech-driven global recording label, music distributor, and marketer. The founders of TDmusic came from Tencent music, Bytedance, YY, and other leading companies in internet and music industries. As a next-generation digital content platform, TD Music leverages inhouse algorithms and machine learning technology to advance content production and distribution. TD Music has been a pioneer in a generated music and videos. It is obligated to utilize the Generative AI to reshape the music distribution industry. Notably, TD Music has received investment from Challenjers Venture, a leading venture capital firm in China. Over the past two years, TD Music has successfully distributed over 80,000 tracks, including works from some of the most popular artists. ### Advisor @ SXSW Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_by_Southwest ### Startup Research Lead & Project Manager @ Adeo InterActive Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area Spearheaded Data Research and Financial Analysis on SXSW Accelerator finalists ($9.14 billion funding) ### Research Assistant @ Texas Immersive Institute Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 Top Winner of AR & Social Impact Hackathon (Grant Award) Creative research on interactive technology with Dr. Lucy Atkinson ### Investment Team @ Texas Blockchain Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 & Solidity Lab ### Product Consultant @ JUST Community Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area Headed Human-Centered Design to context-relevant finical products to underrepresented women group. Research in home-buying experience, prototype for down payment assistance & present to mortgage lending executives, clients & experts. JUST offers a suite of financial products to help female and minority entrepreneurs build credit, increase savings, refinance debt and invest in their business and income. Our goal: 1) Optimize homeownership down payment assistance 2) Creating shared equity financial instrument that will help client get mortgage approval ### Digital Strategy & Product @ Episode Six Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | 奥斯汀地区 Led the analysis on product and technology transformation (BNPL, DeFi, Insurtech, etc.), drove expedient adaptability to market changes & sustain competitive advantages. Delivered detailed roadmaps of action items & project goals to C-suite, EY Fintech Team. Partner with HSBC, JAL ### Project Program Coordinator @ The University of Texas at Austin - College of Natural Science Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area Pandemic Science Study with Dr. Lauren Meyers, Dr. Becky Kester, and Public Health Experts. ### Data Scientist & Project Manager @ University of Oxford Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 OxCGRT (Oxford Covid-19 Government Response Tracker) Research in Pandemic Science and Government Policy (Blavatnik School of Government) ### Venture Capitalist @ International Accelerator Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Austin, Texas, United States Directed Due Diligence, Developed go-to-market strategy, Operation and Business Development Plans for Portfolio companies. 267% fund returned, portfolio companies raised $70M, got selected by AT&T Aspire Accelerator ### UX & UI Lead @ PaperScore Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Austin, Texas, United States 1st Blockchain Startup that decentralizes the paper review process. Guided website testing, and market research ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Engineering Management New York University ### Master of Science - MS in Real Estate New York University ### Minor in Finance, Investment Texas McCombs School of Business ### Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Founder Institute ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Business Economis Honor The University of Texas at Austin ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mschanelzhu - Portfolio: https://www.hestia.kitchen/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/chaneljianingz JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/chaneljianingz/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29