Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.

Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder

Terry (Tianyu) Zhu

Managing Partner, Lanchi Ventures & Social Innovation Pathfinder, China Fellowship Program

Beijing, China

Terry Zhu is a Managing Partner at Lanchi Ventures, one of China’s largest dual-currency early-stage venture capital firms managing over $3 billion. Consistently ranked among the top three early-stage VCs in China, Lanchi focuses on the massive cycle driven by the convergence of AGI, Robotics and 3D interaction. Terry’s notable early-stage investments include Li Auto, Kimi (Moonshot AI), Genspark, and Agibot.

Parallel to his VC career, Terry is a dedicated practitioner of social innovation with 15 years of experience bridging commercial capital and philanthropy. He is the Founder of the Lanchi Charity Foundation and the Lanchi Social Venture (LOSV) fund, and serves on the board of the China Donors Roundtable (CDR) and as a board member for the education non-profit Growing Home.