Bio

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Zoe joined Founders Pledge as the Contributions Associate in June 2025. A graduate of the Columbia-Juilliard Exchange with degrees in English Literature and Cello Performance, she has worked across music, start-ups, and non-profits.

Prior to joining FP, Zoe worked in non-profit and corporate social responsibility consulting, which ultimately inspired her to join FP to empower others in maximizing their impact.

In her free team, Zoe can be found producing concerts and mentoring young musicians in the Bay Area, as well as needle felting, dog-sitting, and reading (often all at once).

Q&A with Zoe

Q: If you could choose anyone famous (real or fictional) to have dinner with who would they be and why?

Anthony Veasna So - he's one of my favorite authors.

Q: As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?

A vet - I observed our dog's surgery in seventh grade as part of my science class.

Q: If a movie was made of your life what genre would it be, who would play you?

An animated short with Stephanie Hsu as the voice actress.