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Justin Zhu

Cofounder, Iterable

Search every verified Justin Zhu interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Justin Zhu, co-founder and former CEO of Iterable, has been active as co-founder and executive director of Stand with Asian Americans (SwAA), a nonprofit formed after the 2021 Atlanta spa shootings. The organization published a Wall Street Journal letter signed by a thousand Asian-American leaders, including executives from Zoom, DoorDash, and Alphabet, calling attention to anti-Asian racism. In interviews, Zhu has discussed his personal experiences with anti-Asian bias in the tech industry, including saying that early investors who were not Asian-American often wrote him and his co-founder off, while Asian-American investors were more willing to hear his pitch. He has also described the historical context of discrimination against Asian Americans, citing the Chinese Exclusion Act and the model minority myth. Zhu has spoken about workplace discrimination, noting that Asian Americans make up about 14 percent of the professional workforce but are underrepresented at leadership levels, and that Asian women face the lowest representation of any racial and gender group. He has also addressed mental health within the AAPI community, stating that suicide is the leading cause of death for Asian Americans aged 15 to 24 and that Asian Americans are the least likely group to seek mental health support. In addition, Zhu has discussed advocacy efforts such as supporting legislation to make Lunar New Year a state holiday in California, and he has described the importance of community organizing and political engagement for Asian Americans.

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