Who
We Are
About GVALN
The Global Venture Alumni Leadership Network (GVALN), established in December 2024, is a New York State-certified non-profit organization. GVALN is dedicated to creating a diverse and globally influential alumni leadership ecosystem through strategic guidance, academic support, brand promotion, and entrepreneurial innovation.
Mission
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Junjian Zhu
In TimeRich Venture Capital
Senior Partner
Engaged investment in
artificial intelligence,
semiconductor and intelligent
manufacturing, and special incubation services for internationaization of
overseas high-end
technologies.
Gang Liu
Alpha Startup Fund
Partner
UCL Alumni, Mainly responsible for institutional investment business, talent network building and exploration of new paradigm of angel investment.
Gaoguang Song
Northern Light Venture Capital
Partner
PUMC Alumni, focus on Healthcare. Accumulated rich experience related to strategic planning of healthcare enterprises and clinical filing of drugs. He led investments in Zejing Pharmaceuticals, Faith Pharmaceuticals, Yidao Bio, NGGT.
Zichen Qiu
Ningji Lemon Tea
CFO
MIT Alumni, AICPA & CIMA, Senior Financial Accountant in UK, former CFO of Meituan Longzhu Capital, Financial Controller of eBay in Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific Financial Executive of General Electric (GE), and IPO experience of Fortune 500 foreign / private / startup companies.
David Gouverneur
University of Pennsylvania
Professor in Practice
Harvard Alumni, he was the Director and the Adjunct Secretary of Urban Development of Venezuela. He has lectured extensively, written articles and organized seminars and workshops, particularly in Latin-America addressing social inequalities, and environmental problems, and cultural erosion.
Foumin Xi
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Executive President
McMaster Alumni, globally acclaimed to management innovation, strategic leadership higher education reform, and transnational education development.
Tony Chen
HKUST / KAUST
Ex-president
Stanford / Caltech Alumni, internationally renowned for his contributions to applied mathematics, scientific computing, and academic leadership.
Harry Yan
GVALN
Head of MKTG
UPenn Alumni, Co-Founder of Starry Sky Stroll Media and BreakTime café. Founding Member & Judging Panel Member of Tencent Kepler Plan. Held marketing internships at Alibaba, Tencent, and JD.com.
Jing Ge
GVALN
Head of MKTG
UPenn Alumni, Ex-VP of marketing in PQVC, Interned at Fortune 500 companies and Big Four firm, specializing in financial reporting and compliance analysis
Michael Zhu
GVALN
Member of Healthcare
UPenn Alumni, CSO of Taihe Biotechnology. Dr. Zhu leads multiple innovative drug development pipelines, leveraging cutting-edge immunotherapeutic strategies and advanced AI tools. His nucleic acid vaccines for COVID-19, CAR T-cell therapies, and CpG vaccine adjuvants.
Robin Huang
GVALN
Member of Healthcare
UPenn, Havard, MIT Alumni, Founder and President of ONE BIOSCIENCES,
President of PRTA. PhD in Radiation Medicine in Peking Union Medical College and Tsinghua University, PhD in Bioengineering in UT
Jeanne Li
Harvard Chinese Healthcare Club
Co-president
Cornell Alumni, focusing on Smart Cities and Healthcare Technologies. She is at the forefront of developing AI and XR-driven healthcare solutions in the tech industry, focusing on digital therapeutics, geriatric care, and virtual reality-enhanced treatments. Her prior experience at NASA.
Iann Wang
PKU Weiming Innovation
Former President
PKU Alumni, continuous entrepreneur. investment associate at China Investment Corporation, the president of the Southeast University Student Science and Technology Association, the president of the Southeast University School of Architecture Student Union.
Kyla Zhang
Duke CEO
Founder / Co-president
Duke Student, Co-founder of WeModel and a founding member of the AI Film Festival, internship at former YC China, Red Note KOL and an AI Tamer WeChat blog contributor, served as an assistant to the Slovak Ambassador to China
Changran Hu
ACE Berkeley
Co-president
Tsinghua / UC Berkeley Alumni, Changran Hu is a seasoned engineering leader, as a Senior Engineer Manager at SambaNova Systems, he co-founded DeepMusic that secured $10m+ funding and high-profile partnerships with top Chinese pop stars like Jay Chou. The AACYF as one of its “Top 30 Under 30.”
Service
Partners
Harvard Chinese Healthcare Club, Harvard Politics and Economics Association, Association of Chinese Students and Scholars at Stanford, Caltech Chinese Association, Dartmouth CSSA, Penn Wharton China Summit, Penn Quakers Venture Club, PGELA, Chinese Psychology Association at Penn, Columbia Global ESG Leadership Association, Columbia CCI, Columbia Greater China Initiative, Tsinghua University Schwarzman Scholars Graduate Student Association, Business Association of Tsinghua Entrepreneurial Students, Peking University Innovation Club, PKU Weiming Innovation and Investment Association, Association of Chinese Entrepreneurs at Berkeley, CMU Chinese Technology Organization, Duke CEO, Chicago CEO, HKU Entrepreneurs Association, NYU CEC, NYU VVC, GELC at NYU, NYU Law CLSA, Northwestern University Innovators Hub, Global Entrepreneurship Society at UCLA, UTMCUA, UT Venture, Canadian Chinese Finance and Economics Association, Manchester Youth, Visionlist Commons Venture, Melbourne Venture Club, GaGro, Ephyrus Group, Heli Glocal Consulting, Asia Pacific Entrepreneurs Association, China-Australia Industrial Innovation Center, etc.
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