Dr. Sunny Zhang is the Founder and Chief Evangelist at TrueLeap Inc, a digital education platform on a mission to accelerate global access to quality education. An award-winning educator, researcher, entrepreneur, and investor, Dr. Zhang dedicated the past 20 years with a focus on innovation adoption, digital marketing, social networks, and international business. She is a tenured professor at the Cameron School of Business, University of St. Thomas. She has taught graduate and undergraduate courses at business schools at the University of Alabama, Indiana University, and Colorado State University, prior to UST. Her publications on her academic research have appeared in premium journals, and she is regularly invited as a keynote speaker to diverse audiences at international conferences. Passionate about bridging gaps, closing divides, and cultivating the galaxy of innovation, Dr. Zhang co-founded Born Global Ventures, a venture studio backing globally scalable tech startups, and Born Global Community, a 501c3 nonprofit supporting immigrants and interconnecting ecosystems. She also holds board and advisory positions at nonprofit organizations such as Women in AI USA, George H. W. Bush Foundation of U.S.-China Relations, and StudioHub, etc. Her recent accolades include the 2023 Women in AI Volunteer of the Year Award, the 2023 Dealmakers Hall of Fame inaugural inductee, Top 50 Influential Women in Houston in 2023, Outstanding Professor in the Cameron School of Business 2021-2022, and the 2021 Small Business Champion of the Year at the U.S. Small Business Administration Houston District. Dr. Zhang received her Ph.D. in Marketing with a Social Psychology minor and Master of Business from Indiana University, Bloomington, her M.S. in Applied Psychology from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and her B.S. in Social Psychology from Jilin University. She and her husband Sandip are proud parents of two children, Eshaan and Rohaan.