Lihong Zhang, MBA

Lihong Zhang, MBA has a diverse and extensive work experience. Starting in 1998 at Motorola Corporation, Lihong served as a Program Manager, overseeing various projects until 2006. Following this, Lihong worked at Eaton Corporation/Electrical Group as a Marketing Manager, where they led a team in developing a new product to expand business by $4M. In 2008, Lihong became a Marketing Consultant at Alltel Wireless before joining Garmin International as a Product Manager in 2009. At Garmin, Lihong led teams in designing, developing, and launching Android mobile devices with smart phone functionalities and navigational features. Lihong then moved on to HTC in 2010 as a Product Manager. In 2014, Lihong became a Product Line Manager at Xentris Wireless LLC, and in 2016, Lihong joined Inventus Power as a Senior Program Manager. During their time at Inventus Power, Lihong also took on a special assignment in the company's Technical Center in China, utilizing their Chinese language and cultural background to consult, coach, and train teams and establish an NPD process. Lihong then returned to Xentris Wireless LLC in 2019 as a Vice President of Product Management, Project Management, and Quality. Currently, Lihong holds the position of Vice President of Product Management and General Manager in Asia at Xentris Wireless LLC.

Lihong Zhang obtained an MBA in Marketing Management and Strategy Management from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business between the years 2003 and 2006. Prior to that, from 1996 to 1998, Zhang pursued an MS degree in Computer Science at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Zhang's education journey began with an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University, China, where Zhang studied from 1991 to 1994.