Chris Zhao
Financial AI Task Force Member at 腾讯
Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Zhao is a strategic leader blending 10 years of management consulting and fintech experience with hands-on AI product leadership at Tencent, currently shaping Financial AI initiatives and P&L-backed business operations. He advises Hong Kong government bodies on maritime, port and aviation strategy, bringing a rare mix of public-sector policy influence and commercial execution across Greater China, Southeast Asia and Europe. A former Bain manager with an INSEAD MBA and maritime logistics MSc, he couples deep domain expertise in payments, wealth tech and smart mobility with a track record of launching AI-empowered products. Less obvious: he also contributes to open-source game-engine work in C++, demonstrating low-level systems and graphics skills that complement his strategic tech portfolio.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Finance & Investment, Finance & Investment at CFA InstituteMaster of Science (MSc), International Shipping & Transport Logistics, With Distinction, Master of Science (MSc), International Shipping & Transport Logistics, With Distinction at The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at INSEADBachelor of Engineering, Shipping Management, Bachelor of Engineering, Shipping Management at Shanghai Maritime University
Chinese, Chinese, English
Github Skills (12)
camera10
c-language10
cpp10
game-development10
cprogramming-language10
shader10
opengl10
3d-engine10
game-engine10
graphics-programming10
game-dev10
animation9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ThisisGame/cpp-game-engine-book
Mar 2021 - Jan 2023
从零编写游戏引擎教程 Writing a game engine tutorial from scratch
Role in this project:
Game Engine Developer
Game Engine DeveloperContributions:4 releases, 274 commits, 5 PRs in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Chris made numerous commits focusing on building and expanding a C++ game engine, particularly within the context of a game engine tutorial book. Their contributions included the addition of basic rendering functionalities such as drawing triangles, quads, and cubes, as well as initial setup for camera control and bone-weight-based skeletal animation implementation. They demonstrated a strong understanding of OpenGL, shader programming, and game development principles by implementing core rendering features.
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ThisisGame/GameDevTools
Jul 2020 - May 2021
Contributions:6 commits, 33 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
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