Daria Zhao

Daria Zhao is a product leader with deep expertise in AI, machine learning, and go-to-market strategy. As the Director of Product Marketing at Yext since 2025, Zhao builds AI and semantic search products. Previously, Zhao held AI/ML, cloud, and global leadership roles at Anomalo, Datadog, and Autodesk. In 2018, Zhao co-founded Learn With Mochi, a public-benefit corporation that creates screen-free educational hardware. Zhao began her career at UNICEF, earning the 2010 President’s Service Award from the White House. Zhao has served in advisory and fellowship roles at Autodesk Foundation, The College Board, DoSomething.org, NZVC, and the U.S. Department of Education. Zhao holds a B.A. in Economics and Policy from Dartmouth College, with additional study in Political Economy at the University of Oxford.