Summary
Rui Zhang is a staff product manager with a decade of experience building data-driven infrastructure for crypto, fintech and government sectors, currently focused on blockchain oracle solutions and DeFi product strategy. He led Chainlink Labs’ Data Feeds and drove enterprise decision engines and big-data portals at Binance, after owning regional data products for SeaMoney at Shopee. His background blends rigorous economics training from Yale and Michigan with hands-on data engineering and AI program leadership in the Maritime Authority of Singapore, giving him rare policy-to-product fluency. Based in New York, Rui is known for patient, long-term thinking—reflected in his GitHub bio—and for translating complex data systems into reliable, production-grade products that serve both institutional and consumer use cases.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
GCE A Levels, H2 in Math, Chemistry, Biology, Economics and H3 in Economics (Game Theory), GCE A Levels, H2 in Math, Chemistry, Biology, Economics and H3 in Economics (Game Theory) at Raffles Junior College
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics (High Honors) and Organisational Studies, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics (High Honors) and Organisational Studies at University of Michigan
Master of Arts (M.A.), International and Development Economics, Master of Arts (M.A.), International and Development Economics at Yale University
RI Integrated Programme, RI Integrated Programme at Raffles Institution
London School of Economics and Political Science
English, Chinese, Indonesian