Wendi Zhang is a Business Development Partner at Gradient Ventures.

In her role, she helps portfolio companies forge and structure partnerships with other organizations. Wendi received joint MBA/MPP degrees from the Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School, and Bachelor’s degrees in Mathematics and Management Science from MIT. In the past, she led business development for various products within Google’s Devices & Services team as well as 3 tech startups, contributed to entrepreneurship development policies and analysis in the public sector and consulted for the biomedical industry.

Wendi is passionate about lifelong learning, interdisciplinary innovation, and understanding local perspectives of historical events. She has an adorable corgi named Fizzy, and has traveled to over 40 countries.