Summary
Julia Sun is a multidisciplinary engineer, entrepreneur, and operations leader based in San Jose, California, blending chemical engineering, AI, and entrepreneurship with social impact. She currently leads HQ Operations at Nucleate and serves as an Ambassador for Poker Power, driving scalable programs and community growth. Her background spans founding First Gen Support, running a photography business, and conducting research in cultivated meat, education, and biotech—demonstrating a rare ability to fuse nonprofit impact with technical execution. She is a Cornell WE LEAD fellow, Clinton Global Initiative University Fellow, and has led diverse teams across startups, academia, and social impact initiatives. Based in the Bay Area, she combines startup grit with creative and analytic pursuits, including crypto research and coding projects, to turn ambitious ideas into tangible outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Biochemistry, Biochemistry at Case Western Reserve University