Juanne Zhao

Juanne Zhao is the Associate Director of Finance and Administration at the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. In this role, she oversees the Center’s financial planning, strategy, and budgeting, and manages its administrative operations and sponsored awards. With over a decade of experience at Harvard University, Juanne has held various roles in finance, administration, and faculty support, and served on the Harvard Kennedy School’s Diversity Committee. Before coming to Harvard, she worked in the technology sector in Dalian, China. Juanne holds a Master of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies (Management) from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts in American and European Literature and Culture Studies from Teikyo University in Tokyo, Japan. She is a native Chinese speaker and is fluent in both English and Japanese.