Yao graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a Master’s degree in Financial Engineering. Prior to Metis, Yao worked as a quantitative strategist at Goldman Sachs for over four years, where he developed a factor model to calculate risk for fixed income securities. Later, Yao decided to play poker professionally for a few years. For Yao, data science is a promising career in which he can showcase his analytical capabilities and creativity. He is fascinated and excited by the immense possibilities that the combination of data and technology is going to transform our professions and lives.
