About
Zhenan Bao is Department Chair and K.K. Lee Professor of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University, with courtesy appointments in Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering, and founded the Stanford Wearable Electronics Initiative (eWEAR) in 2016. Before joining Stanford in 2004, she worked at Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies from 1995 to 2004, and she earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Chicago in 1995. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Inventors and serves as an advising partner for Fusion Fund.
Invests in
HardwareHealthtechNew Materials
Experience
- Stanford Wearable Electronics Initiative (eWEAR)Directorcurrent2016 — presentStanford, California, United States
- Stanford UniversityProfessorcurrent2012 — present
- Stanford UniversityAssociate Professor2004 — 2012
- Stanford University Department of Chemical EngineeringDepartment Chair2018 — 2022Stanford, California, United States
- Bell LaboratoriesDistinguished Member of Technical Staff2001 — 2004
- Bell LaboratoriesMember of Technical Staff1995 — 2001
Education
- University of ChicagoPh.D, Chemistry1991 — 1995
- Nanjing UniversityChemistry1987 — 1990
Skills & more
AFM13Materials Science69Thin Films34Nanotechnology89Chemistry35Characterization37Organic Synthesis7TEM5Organic Chemistry13Inorganic Chemistry10Nanomaterials58FTIR6
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Mass SpectrometryNMR spectroscopyIRScienceChemical EngineeringSimulationsBiochemistryPolymer CharacterizationR&DOpticsPhysicsSurface ChemistryFrom Zhenan's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Chicago241
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesSam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Clay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalJonas CiplickasPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersJulia Gonzalez SandersPartner and General Counsel at Crosslink Capital
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Also attended Nanjing University18
Will PriceInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalKent MadsenFounding Managing Partner Emeritus & Venture Partner at EPIC VENTURESShan YangVice President at Joyance PartnersViolet TanPartner & COO at UpHonest CapitalLingling JiangPartner at DWF LabsRyan LeePrincipal at Comcast Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stanford University401
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPaul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystBryan OffuttInvestor at Index VenturesJulia AndreInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also worked at Bell Laboratories24
Jim McCormickFounder, First Manhattan Consulting at MissionOGRajesh SwaminathanInvestor at Khosla VenturesMoreno BonaventuraLead Machine Learning Engineer at Inreach VenturesTroy A. LeMaile-StovallCEO at Maryland TEDCOAlex DulinChief Operating Officer at The Innovation SpaceIndra SinghalOperating Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES
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Investments
Board seats
C3 NanoPyrAmes
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Colleagues at Fusion
Ada AI
Senior Analyst at Fusion
Amit Srivastav
Venture Partner at Fusion
Auguste Fagniez
Senior Associate at Fusion
Charlotte Xia
Senior Associate at Fusion
David Gerster
Investment Partner at Fusion
Harry Feng
Venture Partner at Fusion
Homan Yuen
Venture Partner at Fusion
Ivneet Bhullar
Investment Partner at Fusion