Xiao Zhang studied water supply and drainage engineering at Sichuan University. He served as President of the student union during his studies and represented Sichuan University in the "Marxist Youth Training Project Plan" of the Central Communist Youth League. He is one of the seventh class of trainees for the backbone Chinese university students. 

After completing his undergraduate studies in 2015, he joined Chengdu TIANHUA as a management trainee and has served as the Director Assistant and Management Director. He is currently the Vice General Manager of Chengdu TIANHUA.