Yuan Liu
Data Science Manager, Brokerage Trading Product
Palo Alto, California, United States
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Top SchoolYuan Liu is a data science leader with 16 years of experience and a Ph.D. in Economics who currently manages Brokerage Trading Product analytics at Robinhood, specializing in active trading and retail behavior. He has a decade-plus track record of scaling high-performing teams, coaching technical talent, and translating complex behavioral signals into measurable product and growth outcomes in both hyper-growth and resource-constrained settings. His background blends rigorous econometric training with hands-on production data science across options and trading products, enabling rapid experimentation and durable model-driven decisions. Previously he led data science efforts at C3 and BNY Mellon, bringing cross-industry FinTech and enterprise analytics perspective to consumer trading. Based in Palo Alto, he pairs academic rigor with product intuition—often surfacing counterintuitive user patterns that materially improve engagement and trading economics.
16 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Economics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Economics at University of California, DavisM.A, Economics; Economics, M.A, Economics; Economics at Indiana University-Purdue University at IndianapolisBachelor's Degree, Financial Management; Management, Bachelor's Degree, Financial Management; Management at Nankai University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (13)
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
andrewytliu/trek
Nov 2014 - Dec 2014
Contributions:107 commits in 1 month
andrewytliu/automata
Nov 2010 - Aug 2013
Contributions:16 commits in 2 years 9 months
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