Yishu Xue
Quantitative Analyst
San Bruno, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolYishu Xue is a Ph.D.-trained quantitative analyst with 11 years of experience applying rigorous statistical thinking to product and business problems, currently driving measurement and experimentation at YouTube. Comfortable identifying the key question, the right metrics, and the correct computations, Yishu blends deep academic training in statistics with hands-on data science work across insurance and biopharma earlier in the career. Prior roles at Travelers and internships at Bristol Myers Squibb reflect a track record of translating complex data into actionable insights in regulated, high-stakes environments. Based in San Bruno, Yishu pairs technical fluency with a pragmatic learning mindset—if the right method isn’t known, they’ll learn it to get the answer. The combination of a 4.0 Ph.D., Columbia master’s, and practical product analytics at scale makes Yishu especially adept at turning ambiguous questions into well-tested, auditable solutions.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Mathematical Economics and Mathematical Finance, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Mathematical Economics and Mathematical Finance at Central University of Finance and EconomicsMaster of Arts (MA), Statistics, Master of Arts (MA), Statistics at Columbia University in the City of New YorkDoctor of Philosophy, Statistics, 4.0, Doctor of Philosophy, Statistics, 4.0 at University of Connecticut
Spanish
Github Skills (46)
anova7
bayesian-methods6
swift6
linear-models6
r-language6
statistics6
markdown6
r-package6
r-programming5
macos5
nimble5
botnet5
editor5
plugin5
sublime5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
ys-xue/Code-for-Geographically-Weighted-Cox-Regression
Apr 2019 - Mar 2020
Contributions:1 release, 10 commits, 11 pushes in 11 months
ys-xue/Code-for-Online-Updating-Proportional-Hazards-Test
Jun 2018 - Aug 2019
Contributions:4 releases, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
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