George Zhang

George Zhang has a diverse and extensive work experience, spanning various roles and companies in the technology industry.

George currently holds the position of Director of Product Design at Brightly, a Siemens company. In this role, George leads a global team focused on reimagining the client experience and interaction with Brightly's products. These products provide maintenance and operations professionals with cloud-based solutions to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Prior to their current role, George worked as a Mentor at 500 Startups, where they shared their knowledge and expertise with aspiring entrepreneurs.

George also held positions at Course Hero, where they served as both the Senior Director of Research and Director of Research. George played a role in defining and implementing the UX Research Excellence Framework for various products offered by Course Hero and other brands under its umbrella.

As an Advisor to the CEO at Kwai Inc., George provided guidance and insights to the leadership team.

Before that, they worked at Uber as a Senior Manager and Staff UX Researcher. George managed a large team of UX Researchers across multiple global cities and played a key role in launching the Driver Profile feature, which resulted in significant annual platform gains.

George's earlier experience includes roles at Google as a Senior User Experience Researcher and User Experience Researcher in China. George contributed to the development and launch of various Google products, including Google Suggest.

At Intel Corporation, George worked as an Ethnographer and User Researcher.

Lastly, at Lenovo, they were in the role of UX Research Lead. George led a team of usability analysts and was involved in market segmentation and the establishment of usability test labs.

Overall, George Zhang has a strong background in product design, UX research, and leadership roles across different companies in the technology industry.

George Zhang has attended Harvard Business School Executive Education, but no degree or field of study information is available for this school. George obtained a PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Zhejiang University. Additionally, they obtained a BEd in Preschool Education from Shandong Normal University.