ZiZi Zhang

ZiZi Zhang is the Chief of Staff to the Head of Strategic Initiatives and Chief Financial Officer at Navan, based in San Francisco, California. In this capacity, she supports executive leadership on financial planning, corporate strategy, and various operational initiatives. Prior to her current position, Zhang worked in strategic finance at Whatnot, a livestream shopping platform, where she helped manage financial operations for the scaling marketplace. Before transitioning to internal operating roles at technology startups, Zhang served as a venture capital investor at Bow Capital from 2020 to 2022, evaluating early stage enterprise software and consumer technology investments. Earlier in her career, she gained foundational transaction experience working in technology, media, and telecom investment banking. Her career trajectory reflects a specialized focus on the intersection of strategic corporate finance, venture capital investing, and operational scaling within the technology sector.