Alice Zhang

Alice Zhang serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of a biotech firm, where she has notably overcome gender and age biases by pioneering a new approach to leadership and innovation in the field. She is an advocate for a leadership style that values courageous ambition, risk-taking, and resilience, particularly in challenging situations. Zhang promotes a workplace culture that treats every situation as a learning opportunity and insists on honesty and authenticity in communications. Her leadership philosophy emphasizes the importance of building genuine, integrity-based relationships rather than focusing solely on outcomes. Furthermore, she encourages her team to embrace vulnerability and express emotions openly, fostering an environment of radical candor, mindfulness, compassion, and authenticity. This approach, she believes, is essential for driving true scientific innovation.