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Zhenan Bao

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Advisory Partner at Fusion · Professor at Stanford University

Stanford, California, United States

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2,490 people in our graph share verified history with Zhenan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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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

  1. Stanford Wearable Electronics Initiative (eWEAR)Directorcurrent2016 — presentStanford, California, United States
  2. Stanford UniversityProfessorcurrent2012 — present
  3. Stanford UniversityAssociate Professor2004 — 2012
  4. Stanford University Department of Chemical EngineeringDepartment Chair2018 — 2022Stanford, California, United States
  5. Bell LaboratoriesDistinguished Member of Technical Staff2001 — 2004
  6. Bell LaboratoriesMember of Technical Staff1995 — 2001

Skills & more

AFM13Materials Science69Thin Films34Nanotechnology89Chemistry35Characterization37Organic Synthesis7TEM5Organic Chemistry13Inorganic Chemistry10Nanomaterials58FTIR6
+12 moreMass SpectrometryNMR spectroscopyIRScienceChemical EngineeringSimulationsBiochemistryPolymer CharacterizationR&DOpticsPhysicsSurface Chemistry

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Investments

Board seats

C3 NanoPyrAmes

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Fusion

Ada AI
Senior Analyst at Fusion
Amit Srivastav
Venture Partner at Fusion
Auguste Fagniez
Senior Associate at Fusion
Bret Russell
Promoter at Fusion
Charlotte Xia
Senior Associate at Fusion
Chunyang Shao
General Partner at Fusion
David Gerster
Investment Partner at Fusion
Dhiren Patel
Digital Pharma Advisor at Excelerate Health Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Zhenan Bao?
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.
Where does Zhenan Bao work?
Zhenan Bao is Advisory Partner at Fusion.
What does Zhenan Bao invest in?
Zhenan Bao invests in Hardware, Healthtech, New Materials.
What boards does Zhenan Bao sit on?
Zhenan Bao holds tracked board seats at C3 Nano, PyrAmes.
Where did Zhenan Bao go to school?
Zhenan Bao studied at University of Chicago (Ph.D, Chemistry); Nanjing University (Chemistry).

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Also worked at Stanford Wearable Electronics Initiative (eWEAR)1

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