Helen Zhang

Non-Resident Fellow, Emerging Technology ProgramUnited States Studies Centre

Helen Zhang is a non-resident fellow in the United States Studies Centre's Emerging Technology Program. She works on venture philanthropy at Schmidt Futures, and is the co-founder of Intrigue Media.

Biography

Helen Zhang is a non-resident fellow in the United States Studies Centre's Emerging Technology Program. She works on venture philanthropy at Schmidt Futures, and is the co-founder of Intrigue Media. Intrigue produces expert but irreverent briefings on global affairs issues at the intersection of geopolitics, tech, and business.

Helen is a 2020 Fulbright Scholar and Master in Public Administration graduate from the Harvard Kennedy School, where she specialised in geo-tech policies. She's also an ex-Googler, former Australian diplomat (served in Tel Aviv and Hong Kong), Mandarin interpreter, lawyer, public speaker, and proud ANU alum.