Jean Yang is shaking up the world of API observability. The founder and CEO of Akita Software boasts a notable educational background, including a Ph.D. and an M.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University. With experience as an Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University and as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Harvard Medical School, Yang is no stranger to cutting-edge research.

Yang's professional experience is diverse, including stints as a Software Engineering Intern at Facebook, a Research Intern at Microsoft Corporation, and a Software Development Intern at Mellon Financial. Her interests and expertise center around software engineering, operating systems, API observability, and research in software engineering. Yang's ultimate goal is to help others avoid the pitfalls of small code changes that can take down a site.