Amy Gu, Most Creative People 2015

General Manager, China, Evernote

For getting China to take note

The Most Creative People in business 2015

Amy Gu, general manager of Evernote China, bounced from computer engineering in Nanjing to journalism in Hong Kong to business school at Stanford. Along the way, she strategized for China Mobile and British Telecom, and launched two Internet startups. Gu’s cross-cultural savvy and ability to wear many hats prepared her to bring Evernote to China--overseeing everything from marketing and business development to IT operations, customer support, and product improvement.

Innovation By Design

Amy Gu

General Manager, China, Evernote

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