# Jini Kim

> Jini Kim is the CEO and co-founder of Nuna, which she founded with David Chen in 2010. A former Google product manager whose work included Go and Google Public Data, she has become a public voice on company building, goal setting, and leadership accountability. Nuna’s name, Korean for older sister, honors her brother Kimong.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Nuna
- **Organizations:** Nuna, Google
- **Education:** University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Harry S. Truman Scholar, 2002., MIT Technology Review global Innovators Under 35 honoree, 2015., Co-founded Nuna and led it through a public launch announcing more than $90 million in funding in January 2017.

## Career timeline

- **2002** — Received a Harry S. Truman Scholarship while a student at the University of California, Berkeley.
- **2004** — Joined Google after college.
- **2004–2010** — Worked at Google; her product responsibilities included Go and Google Public Data.
- **2010** — Co-founded Nuna with David Chen.
- **2015** — Named to MIT Technology Review’s global Innovators Under 35 list.
- **2015–2016** — Introduced OKRs at Nuna, then renewed implementation with greater leadership commitment.
- **2017** — Nuna publicly emerged from stealth on January 19 and disclosed more than $90 million in funding.
- **2017** — Included among speakers in Berkeley’s How to Build the Future course.
- **2018** — Participated in a panel on goals with John Doerr and Laszlo Bock.
- **2021** — Featured entrepreneur in a Harvard Office of Technology Development salon on May 19.

## Achievements

- Harry S. Truman Scholar, 2002.
- MIT Technology Review global Innovators Under 35 honoree, 2015.
- Co-founded Nuna and led it through a public launch announcing more than $90 million in funding in January 2017.
- Worked as a product manager on the Go team and helped launch Google Public Data.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Appeared in a Live Healthy Chicago conversation published June 9, reflecting on the family meaning behind Nuna’s name.
- **2025-12** — What Matters published a December 16 retrospective featuring her comments from a 2018 panel on startup goal setting.

## Links

- Website: https://www.nuna.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jini-kim-0551929a

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Last updated: 2026-10-25