Fen Zhao
Partner at Alpha Edison
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolFen Zhao is a venture investor and Head of Data Science at Alpha Edison with 17 years of experience bridging deep technical research, public policy, and early-stage investing in AI and data-driven technologies. Trained as a physicist (BS MIT, PhD Stanford in computational astrophysics), Fen moved from research and risk consulting into federal science policy at the NSF and the White House, leading programs for big data hubs and secure, trustworthy cyberspace. At Alpha Edison she applies rigorous quantitative evaluation and domain expertise to source and scale deep tech startups, translating complex research into investable product and go-to-market strategies. Her background in national science programs gives her uncommon insight into federal funding pathways and commercialization of government-supported R&D. Based in Los Angeles, she combines academic rigor with practical dealcraft and a track record of shaping interdisciplinary tech ecosystems.
17 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
2000, 2000 at Hunter College High SchoolBS, Physics (8), Mathematics for Computer Science (18C), BS, Physics (8), Mathematics for Computer Science (18C) at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD, Applied Physics, PhD, Applied Physics at Stanford University
Github Skills (1)
simulation9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (1)
enzo-project/enzo-dev
Jun 2009 - Dec 2009
The Enzo adaptive mesh-refinement simulation code.
Contributions:46 commits in 5 months
simulation
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