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Xiaochen Zhang

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Founder, AI 2030 at HyperNest

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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About

Founder of AI 2030.

Experience

  1. AI 2030CEO and Chief AI Officercurrent2026 — presentChicago, IL
  2. AI 2030Executive Director & Chief Responsible AI Officer2023 — 2026Chicago, IL
  3. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Global Head of Innovation & GTMcurrent2021 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  4. FinTech4GoodChief Executive Officercurrent2017 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  5. BSRAssociate Director2015 — 2016
  6. World Bank GroupSenior Innovative Finance Specialist2010 — 2015Washington D.C. Metro Area
  7. XIN Carbon InternationalChief Executive Officer2006 — 2010
  8. Peking UniversityAdjunct Professor & Sustainableity and marketing consulting2004 — 2006

Skills & more

green finance2Director level2Digital TransformationExecutive LeadershipDistributed Ledger Technology (DLT)6central bank digital currency5ethical ai9ai governance5Strategy4Management2Startups2Public Policy2
+8 moreGovernance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC)Public SectorNon-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)Go-to-Market StrategyFundraisingFinTechWeb3Responsible AI

Languages Chinese · English

  • Generative AI: The Evolution of Thoughtful Online Search — LinkedIn
  • What Is Generative AI? — LinkedIn
  • MIT Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy — MIT Sloan School of Management
  • Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme — University of Oxford
  • AWS Partner: Accreditation (Technical) — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • AWS Partner: Accreditation (Business) — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Who is Xiaochen Zhang?
Founder of AI 2030.
Where does Xiaochen Zhang work?
Xiaochen Zhang is Founder, AI 2030 at HyperNest.
Where did Xiaochen Zhang go to school?
Xiaochen Zhang studied at Virginia Tech (Ph.D Study, Innovative Finance for Development); Leipzig University (MA, Global Studies); Communication University of China (Master, International Relations).

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