Xinran Chen
Founder And CEO at Yingtong International
Beijing, China
Summary
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Top SchoolXinran Chen is a founder and CEO based in Beijing with a decade of experience at the intersection of policy, strategy, and blockchain infrastructure. Trained at Georgetown SFS (M.A. Asian Studies) and Rhodes College (B.A. Economics & International Studies), she blends rigorous policy analysis and market advisory work for multinationals, institutional investors, and governments. She has led policy and regulatory research teams at Trivium China and advised on technology, energy, and healthcare matters for firms like The Cohen Group and the World Bank, while independently consulting on cross-border risk and market entry. On the technical side, Xinran contributes to blockchain infra—working on Scroll’s zkEVM prover codebase to implement Ethereum-related types, zk-proof tooling, and Rust FFI improvements—bringing practical engineering chops to her policy-forward perspective. Fluent in English and Chinese, she leverages multicultural communication and hard analytical skills to translate complex regulatory changes into actionable business strategies. Her profile uniquely combines frontline crypto infrastructure contributions with deep expertise in China-focused political economy and international business diplomacy.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts (M.A.), Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service - Asian Studies Program, GPA: 3.66/4.0, Master of Arts (M.A.), Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service - Asian Studies Program, GPA: 3.66/4.0 at Georgetown UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics and International Studies, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics and International Studies, Cum Laude at Rhodes College
English, Chinese
Github Skills (8)
deserialization10
serializable10
rust10
serializer10
ethereum10
serialization10
ffi9
base649
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
scroll-tech/scroll-prover
May 2022 - Nov 2022
Scroll zkEVM Playground
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:27 reviews, 40 commits, 21 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Xinran primarily focused on developing and modifying core components for the Scroll zkEVM project. Their contributions included defining and implementing data structures and types related to Ethereum blocks, transactions, and ZK proofs within the `types` and `zkevm` directories. They also introduced and refined base64 encoding/decoding for proof serialization, and developed tooling for proof generation and verification. Furthermore, the user made modifications to improve the project's Rust FFI integration for Scroll.
reddio-com/reddio
Jul 2024 - Jan 2025
Parallel EVM layer2
Contributions:9 reviews, 224 PRs, 225 pushes in 5 months
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