# Justin Zhu

> Justin Zhu is the co-founder and former CEO of Iterable, the marketing software company he started with Andrew Boni in 2013. He also co-founded Stand with Asian Americans and is listed as its board chair. Based in San Francisco, he is now publicly identified as founder and CEO of Mithra, an AI marketing venture.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Mithra; Co-founder and Board Chair at Stand with Asian Americans
- **Organizations:** Mithra, Stand with Asian Americans, Iterable, Twitter
- **From:** Shanghai, China
- **Education:** Computer science, class of 2010, Carnegie Mellon University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Iterable and served as CEO for approximately eight years., Iterable reached a $2 billion valuation by the end of his CEO tenure., Co-founded Stand with Asian Americans and helped organize its public letter.

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Carnegie Mellon identifies Zhu as a computer science alumnus of the class of 2010.
- **2011** — Started as a software engineer at Twitter, working on user-growth systems.
- **2013** — Co-founded Iterable with Andrew Boni in March; participated in AngelPad.
- **2015** — Iterable announced $1.2 million in seed funding in January, with a seven-person team.
- **2016** — Iterable announced an $8 million Series A in January; Zhu hosted a December fireside chat with Dick Costolo.
- **2019** — Announced $60 million in new Iterable funding in December and plans to expand its platform and global workforce.
- **2021** — Co-founded Stand with Asian Americans; his Iterable CEO tenure ended in April and Andrew Boni succeeded him.
- **2022** — Helped coordinate an eleven-city commemoration of the Atlanta shootings.
- **2024** — Moved from Stand with Asian Americans executive director to a board role as the organization announced a $1 million Workplace Justice Fund.
- **2026** — Investor and conference listings identify his new AI marketing venture Mithra; current nonprofit team page lists him as board chair.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Iterable and served as CEO for approximately eight years.
- Iterable reached a $2 billion valuation by the end of his CEO tenure.
- Co-founded Stand with Asian Americans and helped organize its public letter.
- Helped lead national commemorations including an eleven-city Atlanta anniversary mobilization.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — StreamNative publicity listed Zhu as founder and CEO of Mithra for an “Agents as the New Customer” fireside conversation at the October 7-8 Data Streaming Summit.
- **2024-07** — Stand with Asian Americans announced a $1 million Workplace Justice Fund and Zhu’s move from executive director to board member.

## Links

- Website: https://www.standwithasianamericans.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hjzhu/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/hjzhu

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Last updated: 2026-10-11