Sunny Zhang

Dr. Sunny Zhang is a founding partner at Born Global Ventures, an investment firm focused on early-stage globally scalable tech startups led by immigrant entrepreneurs, and a tenured marketing professor at the University of St. Thomas-Houston, Cameron School of Business with 19 years of teaching experience. Her accolades include Outstanding Professor for 2021-2022 in the Cameron School of Business and the 2021 U.S. Small Business Administration Houston District’s Small Business Champion of the Year. She is passionate about closing divides for underestimated founders and underserved communities. She serves as the Program Advisor of Women in AI USA, Board of Advisors of George H. W. Bush Foundation of U.S.-China Relations, Advisory Board at StudioHub, and Board of Directors at World Chamber of Commerce. 

Dr. Zhang received her Ph.D. in Marketing with a Social Psychology minor, Master of Business from Indiana University, Bloomington, and M.S. in Applied Psychology from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.