LUMIRISE LEADERSHIP

Executive Leadership Team

Building the global infrastructure for the next generation of artificial intelligence.

Janelle Zhang

Janelle Zhang

Founder

Founder of LUMIRISE, Janelle leads the company's vision to build a global AI infrastructure platform that makes frontier intelligence more affordable and accessible. With over a decade of experience in cross-border finance, strategic investments, and global business development, she specializes in connecting capital, technology, and international growth opportunities.

Janelle focuses on corporate strategy, partnerships, fundraising, and scaling LUMIRISE into the leading marketplace for AI models and compute.

Qin Xuefeng

Qin Xuefeng

Founder

Global entrepreneur and cross-border innovation leader with extensive experience spanning Europe, China, and the United States. Holder of a Ph.D. from the United Kingdom, Qin has held senior leadership roles at leading technology companies across the UK, France, and Germany, and previously served as Director of the SRBS Cross-Border Innovation Institute in France.

As Founder of LUMIRISE, he leads the company's global vision to build next-generation AI infrastructure and international technology partnerships. In 2025, he was awarded the Peace Medal for contributions to China–France cross-border cooperation. His international initiatives have been recognized by major media outlets including Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily, and Phoenix Television.

Owen Reed

Owen Reed

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Technology executive with 15+ years of experience building large-scale cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and enterprise platforms. Owen has led engineering teams across AI infrastructure, cloud architecture, and high-performance computing environments.

At LUMIRISE, he oversees platform engineering, API architecture, security, and global system scalability.

Ryan Mitchell

Ryan Mitchell

Head of AI

AI product and machine learning leader with expertise in LLM deployment, model optimization, inference systems, and enterprise AI adoption. Ryan has worked across applied AI, product development, and model commercialization.

At LUMIRISE, he leads model partnerships, AI product strategy, benchmarking, and next-generation AI services.