Jie Zhang is an entrepreneur at the intersection of technology, design, and business. As a founding team member of Design Innovation Institute Shanghai, she leads strategy, development, content, and public affairs. There, she launched D.Transformer, an international incubation platform supporting ventures in AI, hardware, sustainability and wellness tech with industry partners including NVIDIA Inception, Aptar and Kickstarter. To date, D.Transformer’s portfolio spans more than 70 startups with a combined valuation exceeding $3 billion. Also an award-winning designer and U.S.-licensed architect, Zhang holds degrees from Yale and MIT, with honors including the Red Dot: Best of the Best Award and features in Bloomberg and Fast Company.