About Us
Empowering better decisions for the built environment
TangiblEmpact is led by two founders with expertise in urban planning, community engagement, urban analytics and AI product development. Our team uniquely positions us to utilize data-driven methods to tackle the challenges of planning & development.
Our Team
Alessandra Smith
Business Development & Strategy
Alessandra Smith is an urban planner and consultant integrating environmental engineering, community engagement, real estate, and transportation to bridge communication and process gaps in city systems. With experience across public, private, and nonprofit sectors, she leads work focused on root-cause analysis, organizational development, and strategic collaboration. She specializes in surfacing critical urban challenges and guiding teams from vision to implementation.
Haozhuo Yang
Technology & Product
Haozhuo Yang is a computational designer and urban technologist integrating AI, machine learning, and geospatial analysis into urban development. His work spans urban AI projects across USA, Singapore, Europe, and China within public, private, and academic institutions. As founder of Harvard GSD Urban AI, he advocates for cross-sector collaboration between academia, technology companies, and governments.
Sunny Xiao Li
Go-to-Market & Business Development
Sunny Xiao Li is a built-environment advisor with over a decade of experience across architecture, engineering, and construction at global design and engineering firms. He brings deep expertise in BIM leadership, digital transformation, and teaching building technology and business within accredited architecture programs. As a startup mentor through public and private university entrepreneurship programs, he bridges industry and academia. He holds a Cambridge MBA and professional licensure, with networks spanning AEC firms and related businesses across the US, UK/EU, and Canada.