Dr. Congcong Zheng

Managing Partner

Dr. Congcong Zheng is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management at San Diego State University.  She researches about decision making process, learning and related firm behaviors among entrepreneurial firms. Her work extends the behavioral theory of the firm in organizational theory and entrepreneurship field. Context-wise, she is interested in high technology industries (including consumer electronics, biotechnology and technical service industries among others) and cultural industries (independent motion picture industry and music industry).  Her work has appeared or is forthcoming at Management International Review, Journal of Small Business Management, Group and Organization Management, and Advances in Entrepreneurship, Firm Emergence and Growth.

​Prior to academia, she was a consultant at BDA China Ltd., specializing in advising clients on market entry and investment decisions in Chinas Internet and Telecom sector. She holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) and a PhD from London Business School.

Kourosh Soroushian
Managing Partner
Kourosh Soroushian is an inventor and software architect, with over 25 years of experience in leading the design and delivery of software solutions. He holds 73 granted patents in the United States and numerous patents internationally. Kourosh has a passion for intellectual property creation and licensing. He is well-versed in the patent generation and prosecution process and provides consulting services related to intellectual property rights. Using his knowledge as an inventor, Kourosh specializes in helping companies evaluate the quality and viability of their patents and whether their intellectual property rights are being infringed using a vast array of specialized software development and system-monitoring tools.