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Melissa Zhang

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Principal at Azimuth Capital Management

San Francisco Bay Area

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About

Melissa Zhang is a Principal at Azimuth Capital Management, where she works with limited partners in North America and internationally on thesis development, venture incubation, and portfolio strategy, drawing on over a decade of experience in fundraising and investor relations across technology companies, private equity, hedge funds, and asset management platforms. She previously co-founded a startup backed by Breakthrough Energy and Activate, commercialized AI for decarbonization at Google X, and advised more than 80 institutional clients on capital allocation, alternative investments, and risk management at BlackRock. She holds an MBA from Stanford GSB, an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School, and a BS from UC Berkeley, and serves as a guest lecturer and mentor at her former institutions.

Experience

  1. Azimuth Capital ManagementPrincipal, PE & Energy Infrastructure2024 — 2026Menlo Park, CA
  2. Azimuth Capital ManagementAssociate2023 — 2024New York, United States
  3. RockFixCo-Founder2021 — 2023San Carlos, CA
  4. X, the moonshot factoryMBA Intern (AI for the Grid, Google X)2021Mountain View, CA
  5. Stanford GSB Impact FundVenture Investor2020 — 2021Palo Alto, CA
  6. BlackRockAssociate, Portfolio Manager (Quant Investments)2018 — 2020San Francisco, CA
  7. BlackRockAssociate, Product Strategy2017 — 2018
  8. BlackRockAnalyst, Product Strategy2015 — 2017
  9. PIMCOInstitutional Client Business Development2014Newport Beach, CA

Skills & more

Microsoft Excel33PowerPoint20Tableau4SQL4Leadership42Public Speaking40Research30Data Analysis18Marketing17Investment Management12Business Development7Negotiation7
+12 moreTeachingCapital ProjectsClimate InvestingSuperior Work EthicAlways PunctualFixed IncomeMandarinProject PlanningUltrarunningBloggingStrategyClimate Change

Languages Cantonese Chinese · English · Mandarin Chinese · Sichuan Chinese

  • Series 7 & 63 — FINRA
  • Passed CFA Level II — CFA Institute

From Melissa's professional profile.

Colleagues at Azimuth Capital Management

Carter Cranmer-Smith
Associate at Azimuth Capital Management
Cecilia Chau
Manager, Accounting & Tax at Azimuth Capital Management
Cherry Ma
VP, Finance at Azimuth Capital Management
Chris Miller
Director of Nexaltis Minerals and PureVolt Energy Systems at Azimuth Capital Management
Chris Stavrianou
Feedstock and Asset Advisor to Nexaltis Minerals at Azimuth Capital Management
Dale Hohm
Senior Finance & Compliance Officer at Azimuth Capital Management
Dave Pearce
Deputy Managing Partner at Azimuth Capital Management
Dirk Smit
Senior Scientific Advisor to Nexaltis Minerals at Azimuth Capital Management

Frequently asked questions

Who is Melissa Zhang?
Melissa Zhang is a Principal at Azimuth Capital Management, where she works with limited partners in North America and internationally on thesis development, venture incubation, and portfolio strategy, drawing on over a decade of experience in fundraising and investor relations across technology companies, private equity, hedge funds, and asset management platforms. She previously co-founded a startup backed by Breakthrough Energy and Activate, commercialized AI for decarbonization at Google X, and advised more than 80 institutional clients on capital allocation, alternative investments, and risk management at BlackRock. She holds an MBA from Stanford GSB, an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School, and a BS from UC Berkeley, and serves as a guest lecturer and mentor at her former institutions.
Where does Melissa Zhang work?
Melissa Zhang is Principal at Azimuth Capital Management.
Where did Melissa Zhang go to school?
Melissa Zhang studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Harvard Kennedy School (Master of Public Administration (MPA)); University of California, Berkeley (Dual BSc in Environmental Economics and Business Administration).

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