# Alec Zhou

> Alec Zhou is the Founding Talent Lead at AfterQuery, a San Francisco applied research lab that turns expert work into training data for advanced AI systems. After spending a year helping build Amya Agency, he joined AfterQuery in March 2026 to recruit across engineering, applied AI, strategic projects, growth and go-to-market roles as the company moved through a period of rapid expansion.

- **Role:** Founding Talent Lead at AfterQuery
- **Organizations:** AfterQuery, Amya Agency
- **Education:** University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Helped build Amya Agency from its early stage over roughly one year., Joined AfterQuery as its Founding Talent Lead during a period of rapid company growth., Expanded AfterQuery's hiring effort to include dedicated technical recruiting and talent coordination roles after the company doubled headcount over a period of months.

## Career timeline

- **2021-2024** — Studied at the University of California, Berkeley; his public profile emphasizes startups among his activities and interests.
- **2025-2026** — Spent roughly a year helping build Amya Agency, working with founders, creating operating systems and solving day-to-day scaling problems.
- **2026** — Joined AfterQuery as Founding Talent Lead and began recruiting across engineering, applied AI, strategic projects, go-to-market and growth.

## Achievements

- Helped build Amya Agency from its early stage over roughly one year.
- Joined AfterQuery as its Founding Talent Lead during a period of rapid company growth.
- Expanded AfterQuery's hiring effort to include dedicated technical recruiting and talent coordination roles after the company doubled headcount over a period of months.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — AfterQuery was reported to have raised a new round at a $3.2 billion valuation, five months after its $30 million Series A; Zhou remained publicly active in promoting the company and its team.
- **2026-07** — Zhou said AfterQuery had doubled headcount over the preceding months and opened searches for a technical recruiter and a talent coordinator.
- **2026-06** — A colleague highlighted Zhou as part of the AfterQuery team representing the company at a Stanford University career fair.
- **2026-04** — Following AfterQuery's $30 million Series A announcement, Zhou recruited publicly across engineering, operations, growth and other functions.
- **2026-03** — Joined AfterQuery as Founding Talent Lead after roughly a year helping build Amya Agency.

## Links

- Website: https://www.afterquery.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alec-zhou-449b5b215

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Last updated: 2026-09-27