Dandan Zou

Dandan Zou is a Senior Partner and one of the founding members of Mainstay Global, a financial service and consulting firm based in Austin, Texas, focused on Foreign Direct Investment. Dandan serves on the Board of Advisors for the George H. W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations and is the Chairperson of the Invest in Texas Initiative, which promotes Texas' investment landscape globally. Additional leadership roles include President and CEO of TexIRC, Chairperson of the International Investment Committee of the Greater Austin Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and Chairperson of the Austin Chinese Professional Society. Dandan's professional experience includes project management roles at Dell Inc. and IBM, with a strong background in business development and marketing management. Educational qualifications include degrees from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business and Columbia Business School, as well as a Master's in Computer Science from the University of South Alabama.