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Supercharge your business through data science.

Practical strategy and advice from Wall Street to Silicon Valley

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ABOUT ME

My name is Yan Wu. I’m a long time technology executive, speaker, investor and advisor. I spent time as an executive both on Wall Street and Silicon Valley. Along the way, I’ve had the pleasure of leading amazing teams and businesses, stumbled a bunch, and learned a lot along the way. I would love the opportunity to share my experiences with you.

My unique expertise of leveraging data science to make business decisions, along with experience on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley allows me to bring trusted advice to your company.

If you would like to connect, please email me at yan@databoost.ai.

 
 
 

EXPERIENCE

Over a decade of success using data science to drive growth

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Founder (Current), Bond

  • Bond Financial Technologies is a new technology platform that raised one of the largest seed rounds in venture history.

  • With a $10 million commitment from Canaan Partners and Coatue, Bond is transforming the world of fintech.

 
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Head of Data Science, SoFi

  • SoFi is a $4.5 billion financial technology company offering digital lending solutions for. SoFi is backed by Qatar Investment Authority, Softbank, and Silver Lake Partners.

  • At SoFi, I built, hired and led a 30+ person data science team that drove more than $50 million increase in revenue.

 
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Vice President Analytics, BlackRock

  • BlackRock is the world’s largest investment manager with over $6 trillion in assets under management.

  • At BlackRock, I led the development of data driven investment strategies using data science, machine learning and AI to make investment.

 
 

services

Data Strategy

  • What data to collect

  • Vendor and Platform Selection

  • Technology and implementation Strategy

 

Data Driven Decisions

  • Decision making framework

  • Defining KPI’s and success thresholds

  • Application of data science in Pricing, Marketing, Product and Risk

  • Revenue optimization and cost efficiency

  • Introduce machine learning and AI into your daily decision making

 

Data Team Building

  • Building a data team that fits your needs

  • Hiring strategies and org construction

  • How to market your company to data scientists

 
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Media, Interviews and Speaking Engagements

 

I am available for events, interviews, and expert discussion

SoFi’s data science head: Opening the funnel to non-traditional borrowers with machine learning by Yan Wu

 

 Contact

Get in Touch

Are you ready to take your business to the next level? Let’s get started.

COMPLETE THE FORM BELOW or email yan@databoost.ai.