James Duan

James Duan has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. James currently holds the position of Principal Product Manager at Evolve since April 2023. Prior to this, James worked at Qualtrics as a Principal Product Manager from October 2019 to February 2023, and as a Senior Product Manager from November 2016 to October 2019. Before joining Qualtrics, they were a Teaching Fellow/Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from September 2013 to May 2016.

James also has experience at Cisco Systems, where they served as a Product Manager from July 2009 to June 2011. In this role, they managed the full product lifecycle and wrote specifications for mobile apps. James worked as a Product Management Intern at Cisco WebEx during their MBA studies, where they created support documents and proposed strategies for entering a new market segment. James also worked as a Software Engineer at Raytheon from June 2005 to September 2006, where they implemented new functionality in a NASA software project.

Furthermore, James has experience working at Maryland Task Force One (MDTF1) as a Maryland Task Force One FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team leader from February 2005 to May 2005. James led a development team to build a web app for tracking emergency personnel status. Additionally, James worked as a private tutor, teaching various subjects such as computer science, math, physics, and English, from September 2000 to May 2005. James also held positions at the University of Maryland, College Park as an IT Specialist from October 2001 to April 2002, and at the Bureau of National Affairs as a Systems Support Intern from June 2000 to August 2000. Throughout their career, James has demonstrated strong technical and leadership skills, receiving commendations for their work.

James Duan completed their education in a variety of prestigious institutions. James obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Economics from the University of Maryland in 2005. James then pursued their Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree in Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business between 2007 and 2009. Later, they attended MIT Sloan School of Management, where they earned a Master of Science (S.M.) degree in Management Research with a focus on Marketing from 2011 to 2014. Finally, they completed their Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Management with a Marketing focus from MIT Sloan School of Management in 2016.