Summary
Ziyi Wang is a strategic growth and operations leader with nine years of experience at the intersection of medical imaging, AI, and commercialization, currently serving as Chief of Staff and Strategic Growth at ZAGENO. With a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Duke and prior roles as an engagement manager at McKinsey, Ziyi blends deep technical expertise in 129Xe MRI and medical AI with proven experience driving multi-million-dollar cost and go-to-market strategies for biopharma and device companies. They have a track record of translating research into impact—holding a US patent, 14 peer-reviewed publications, and spearheading multi-institution collaborations to disseminate imaging technologies. Equally at home in code and the boardroom, Ziyi is a full-stack developer focused on Medical AI and embedded systems, having hands-on experience as a deep learning engineer. Based in Atlanta, they bring a rare combination of academic rigor, consulting-scale strategic thinking, and product-first engineering instincts to accelerate healthcare innovation.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Biomedical Engineering, PhD Biomedical Engineering at Duke University
Bachelor's Degree Electronic Engineering, Bachelor's Degree Electronic Engineering at Tsinghua University
English, Chinese