Summary
Terry Zhao is a seasoned technology and business leader with over 20 years of experience building mobile ecosystems, product portfolios, and developer communities across Silicon Valley and China at companies including Apple, Baidu, Google, Amazon, Motorola, and Nokia. Currently General Manager for App Store Greater China, he blends deep technical roots in mobile software and supply-chain hardware knowledge with an operator’s rigor—having run P&Ls, led 100+ person teams, and delivered $200M+ annual revenue. A Booth MBA with hands-on engineering beginnings, he has repeatedly launched market-leading smart device products, scaled ad and content businesses, and negotiated strategic OEM and developer partnerships that propelled partner growth. Known for getting things done across cultures, he combines the “heart of sales, mind of strategist, and logic of engineer,” and is quietly learning Python to deepen his hands-on technical fluency.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Business Administration and Management, General, Business Administration and Management, General at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
MBA, General Management, MBA, General Management at The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
MBA, General management, Finance, Strategy Management, MBA, General management, Finance, Strategy Management at University of Chicago
English, Chinese, Japanese