I’m Zhenwei

pronouced as jen-way

A young woman with long dark hair standing indoors, with a large painting behind her and a few other people blurred in the background.

I moved to Southern California in 2015. Picked up English in a year.

Then Stanford, where I studied a mixture of international security, philosophy, history, and tech ethics, mostly focused on U.S.-China relations.

Briefly in New York, Oxford, and D.C.

And now, San Francisco. Still fascinated about culture, history, and techno-politics.

Currently… SF

  • I spend 60% of my time in Product Marketing and 40% in Product Strategy at Cerebras Systems (NASDAQ: CBRS), a non-GPU semiconductor marker and inference cloud provider pioneering wafer scale engine (WSE) chips and CSX systems.

    1. I write explainers about deep tech hardware topics (>1M+ views): disaggregated inference, tokenomics of data center and cluster bringups, best user practices for frontier OpenAI/open-source models, and side-by-side inference speed demos.

    2. My current strategy top of minds: rev share strategies with open-source model labs, startup referral programs, and neocloud partnerships.

  • I volunteer at the Asia Society on Track II dialogues focused on anything APAC security.

    1. Reading and re-reading Rural China Takes Off, High Wire, and Chip War.

  • I support current Mayfield Fellows and CISAC Honors students as a proud alum.

  • Outside of work, I host friends for monthly home-made dinners, practice Vinyasa yoga, and read at Farley’s (aka the best coffeeshop).

Previously… Stanford, LA, NYC, Oxford, D.C.

And along the way,

  • Think-ed and tank-ed about digital public infrastructure at the Atlantic Council.

  • Cold emailed into international arbitration work, wrote about UN AI guidelines, and worked on oil and gas disputes in Kazakhstan and Olympic rowing doping arbitration.

  • Researched PLA military strategy for Upstart: How China Became a Great Power.

  • Drafted memos and legislative language for SB 923 Delete Act with Senator Josh Becker.

  • Paralegal-ed at the LA Public Defender’s Office and worked on cases ranging from misdemeanors and assault to violations of California Penal Code §288.

  • Canvassed for the Tiburon Fire District election (knocked on doors and got doors shut in my face).