Zenji Van Zutphen

I'm Zenji, a Business Administration student at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business with a minor in Science, Technology, and Society. I'm part of the inaugural 4-year Haas Spieker Business Program cohort, and will be studying abroad at The London School of Economics for the 2026-2027 academic year.

I've worked in ecommerce operations at TikTok Shop's Collectibles Central Campaigns team, conducted undergraduate research on data center impacts with the Energy Institute at Haas and Opportunity Lab at UC Berkeley, and more. I find that I'm drawn to problems at the intersection of technology, sustainability, and entrepreneurship.

Outside of professional and academic work I practice kendo (a Japanese Martial Art), rock climb, tinker with technology, and make specialty coffees like espresso and pour overs. In the past I've also modified watches, built pens, video edited, support Folding@home, and make art.