About
MBA candidate at Johnson School with experience as Financial Analyst at WestEd supporting large-scale education initiatives. Passionate about impact-driven investing and supporting mission-driven founders.
Experience
- Cornell UniversityJohnson Student Interviewercurrent2025 — presentIthaca, New York, United States
- Big Red VenturesFund Managercurrent2025 — presentIthaca, New York, United States
- Big Red VenturesAssociate2024 — 2025Ithaca, New York, United States
- Big Red MicroenterpriseMBA Consultantcurrent2024 — presentIthaca, New York, United States
- Cornell Johnson Graduate School of ManagementMBA Graduate Studentcurrent2024 — presentIthaca, New York, United States
- Venture CooperativeVenture Capital Fellowcurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
- Xinhong LLCPrivate Equity Summer Intern2025Shandong, China
- WestEdFinancial Analyst II2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- WestEdFinancial Analyst2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Old Republic Home ProtectionFinancial Analyst2019 — 2020San Ramon, CA
- ARES CorporationCorporate Accountant2019Burlingame, CA
- Seiler LLPTax Administrator2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Dime a Dozen StorageFounder2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Lord Abbett China (Nuode) Asset ManagementAnalyst Internship2018Shanghai, China
- iTouchlessCorporate Finance & Accounting Intern2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Bank of ChinaLoan Department Office Assistant2017Zibo, China
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, New YorkLoan Department Office Assistant2017Zibo, China
- BUS-K303 “Technology & Business Analysis” classPeer Tutor2017Greater Bloomington, Illinois Area
- Net ImpactMember2016Bloomington, IN
- Chinese Business AssociationMember2015 — 2016Bloomington, IN
Education
- Cornell UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA2024 — 2026
- Indiana University BloomingtonBachelor’s Degree, Entrepreneurship and Finance2015 — 2018
- San Mateo High SchoolHigh School2012 — 2015
Skills & more
Microsoft Office2Microsoft Excel1Due DiligenceVenture CapitalTeam LeadershipNew Business DevelopmentInvestmentsBusiness PlanningLeadership3Marketing Communications2Quantitative Analytics2Entrepreneurship2
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Creativity SkillsTeam ManagementStrategic PlanningManagementCustomer ServiceFinancial ModelingData AnalyticsAlternative InvestmentsTax AccountingLanguages Chinese · English
From Hongji's professional profile.
Colleagues at Big Red Ventures
Achint Agarwal
Fund Manager at Big Red Ventures
Anirvan Bordoloi
Fund Manager at Big Red Ventures
Brendan McGreenery
Fund Manager at Big Red Ventures
Christopher Archer
Fund Manager at Big Red Ventures
Grant Rowlands
Fund Manager at Big Red Ventures
Ian Akisoglu
Fund Manager at Big Red Ventures
Khizar Jaffry
Fund Manager at Big Red Ventures
Kurt Fass
Associate at Big Red Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Hongji Zhang work?
- Hongji Zhang is Fund Manager at Big Red Ventures.
Same school
Also attended Cornell University703
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America
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Also attended Indiana University Bloomington140
Tianen LiangTax Controller at Felicis VenturesDavid KraneCEO & Managing Partner at GV (Google Ventures)Keren GottliebEvent Manager at GreycroftLogan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechJay JohnsonBoard Member at CincyTechEric TobiasInvestor at High Alpha
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Also attended San Mateo High School2
Shared employers
Also worked at Big Red Ventures16
Marlon C. NicholsInvestor at MaC Venture CapitalJamey EdwardsHealth Transformer Coach at StartUp HealthSarah FoxVice President at Windham Capital PartnersAsh VaidyaManaging Director at Multiplier CapitalKevin GrathwohlInvestment Specialist at Red Bear AngelsAnirvan BordoloiFund Manager at Big Red Ventures
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