Summary
Yuzheng Sun is a strategic advisor and AI educator with 11 years of experience applying econometrics, causal inference, and machine learning across top tech organizations, including Tencent, Facebook, and Amazon. He founded Superlinear Academy to train practitioners to move from AI consumers to architects, and he currently focuses full-time on an AI builders course that emphasizes hands-on generative AI development. At Tencent he led multi-team data and growth efforts across massive platforms (WeChat, QQ) and drove generative AI analysis and cross-company collaborations; at Statsig he evangelized rigorous experimentation practices before its acquisition by OpenAI. Trained as an economist with PhD-level research instincts, he blends quantitative rigor with product-first thinking and a founder’s bias for shipping, evidenced by past consumer startups and a dining-chain venture. Based in the Seattle area, he combines deep technical leadership with practical teaching to help teams and individuals build responsible, production-ready AI.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Economics and Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Economics and Mathematics at Lake Forest College
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at High School Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Economics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Economics at Cornell University
Chinese, English