# Yang Zhao

> Yang Zhao is the Chief Business Officer of Handshake AI, where he runs business and operations for a fast-scaling human-data business serving frontier AI labs. He spent four years at Scale AI as Head of Product Deployment and Operations before joining Handshake, and earlier led growth and strategy at the consumer-rentals company Zumper. He pitches Handshake's edge not as tooling but as raw access to the largest expert network in the US.

- **Role:** Chief Business Officer at Handshake AI
- **Organizations:** Handshake, Handshake AI, Scale AI, Zumper
- **Education:** B.A., Cornell University, MBA, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
- **Known for:** Leads all business and operations development for Handshake AI, Helped scale product deployment and operations at Scale AI over four years, Drove growth and strategy at consumer rentals company Zumper

## Career timeline

- **—** — Earned a B.A. from Cornell University
- **—** — Led growth and strategy at consumer technology company Zumper
- **—** — Earned an MBA from the Haas School of Business
- **—** — Spent four years at Scale AI as Head of Product Deployment and Operations
- **2025** — Joined Handshake AI as Chief Business Officer, leading business and operations development

## Achievements

- Leads all business and operations development for Handshake AI
- Helped scale product deployment and operations at Scale AI over four years
- Drove growth and strategy at consumer rentals company Zumper

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Announced as Chief Business Officer of Handshake AI alongside Sahil Bhaiwala (Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer).

## Links

- Website: https://joinhandshake.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yangczhao/

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Last updated: 2026-06-04