Dan Zhang

Dan Zhang is a seasoned product management professional currently serving as a Group Product Manager at Duolingo since September 2025. Prior to this role, Dan held the position of Staff Product Manager at Gladly, where consumer automations were developed for notable brands such as Crate & Barrel, Nordstrom, and Conde Nast. Experience also includes a role as Lead Product Manager at Magical, focusing on a widely used writing and form-filling app, and significant contributions at Syllable, where Dan advanced a healthcare automation platform from pre-revenue to multimillion-dollar annual recurring revenue. As the founder of Whetstone Studio, Dan supported Chinese educators in hiring foreign teachers and implementing new curriculums. Further experience encompasses product and business development at Imagination Education Technologies Group, where an online English quiz product was created, and founding X Plus Consulting, a writing service for the pharmaceutical sector. Dan's educational background includes an MBA from USC Marshall School of Business, an MFA from Antioch University-Los Angeles, and a BA in Business Economics and Philosophy from UC Irvine.