Draft:Jonathan Z. Zhang (academic)

'''Jonathan Z. Zhang''' (born Feb 28, 1983 in Beijing, China) is an Chinese/American academic at the Dr. Ajay Menon Professor in Business at Colorado State University and is an affiliate faculty of Colorado State University Data Science Research Institute, and previously on the faculty at the Michael G. Foster School of Business at the University of Washington in Seattle. His academic journals in marketing and business strategy have been published in Marketing Science, Management Science, Journal of Marketing, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Consumer Psychology, Information Systems Research, Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, and California Management Review, as well as others.

Academic Focus
Zhang’s main research focuses on econometric and machine learning methods and how consumer behaviors evolve in B2B and B2C domains, and how organizations leverage data analytics to understand customer portfolios. His second research focus is marketing, technology, and organization, where he explores how consumers, companies, and society benefit from effective implementation of technologies and business models.

Peer Acknowledgement
Zhang has received the Louis W. Stern award for his contribution to relationship marketing and B2B channels, the Shankar-Spiegel award for best dissertation, and was the finalist for the Frank M. Bass and John D.C. Little awards at Marketing Science. He has served as a faculty fellow for the American Marketing Association’s Doctoral Consortium.

Education
He holds Ph.D. in Quantitative Marketing from Columbia University (Dissertation: “Dynamic Targeted Pricing in B2B Settings” Committee Members: Asim Ansari (co-chair), Oded Netzer (co-chair), Scott Neslin, Raghu Iyengar, Brett Gordon), and B.A and B.S. in Economics and Mathematical Statistics from Rutgers Honors College, Rutgers University.

Academic Appointments

 * 2022 – Present, Dr. Ajay Menon Professor in Business, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
 * 2021 – Present, Dean's Distinguished Research Fellow, Professor of Marketing, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
 * 2020 – Present, Faculty & Steering Committee Member, CSU Data Science Research Institute, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
 * 2019 – 2021, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
 * 2010 – 2019, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Michael G. Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Awards

 * Louis W. Stern Award, “for contribution to theory and practice, originality, technical competence, and impact on the field of channels of distribution,” American Marketing Association, 2023
 * Global Advisory Board, Sales and Marketing Strategy (SAMS) Institute, Seattle, April 2022 - Present
 * Dean's Distinguished Research Fellow, 2021 - Present
 * Excellence in Research Award, College of Business, Colorado State University, 2020
 * Daniels Fellow, College of Business, Colorado State University, 2020, 2021, 2022
 * Chevalier, Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, 2020
 * Dean’s Scholar, College of Business, Colorado State University, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
 * AMA-Sheth Consortium Faculty Fellow, 2012, 2018
 * Ron Crockett / Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Washington, 2014.
 * Commandeur, Commanderie de Bordeaux, 2013 (Régent, Seattle, 2014-2017)
 * Shankar-Spiegel Dissertation Award (DMEF), 2009
 * Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Rutgers University, 2004
 * Class of 1945 Merit Scholarship, Rutgers University, 2004
 * Sidney Simon’s Award for Outstanding Business Applications of Economics, Rutgers University, 2004

== Journals  ==


 * Mu, Jifeng, Jonathan Z. Zhang, David Gilliland (2020). No Silver Bullet with AI: Blending in Firm Culture and Capabilities with AI Marketing Investment for Enhancing Firm Performance. Marketing Science Institute Report.
 * Chang, Chun-wei, Jonathan Z. Zhang, Scott Neslin (2016). The Role of Product Fit on Customer Development, Channel Choice, and Profitability. Marketing Science Institute Report.
 * Zhang, Jonathan Z., George Watson, Robert Palmatier, Rajiv Dant (2013). Integrating Relationship Marketing and Lifecycle Perspectives: Strategies for Effective Relationship Migrations. Marketing Science Institute Report.