Hongwei (Harvey) Li

Hongwei (Harvey) Li is a highly accomplished individual with a vast experience in AI and user-centric product development. With a background in Tech Leadership, Machine Learning, Data Science, and Statistics, he is recognized as a serial entrepreneur and a tech explorer.

He holds a PhD in Statistics and Machine Learning from UC Berkeley, complemented by MS and BS in Computer Science from USTC. Li is passionate about leveraging data to comprehend the world, tackle complex challenges with quantitative reasoning, and apply computational skills to real-world problems.

His areas of interest span across Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Statistics (methodology, modeling, learning, and inference), Data Science (big data analytics, data-driven decision-making), Crowdsourcing, and Computational Social Science.

Education-wise, he has pursued executive education at Harvard Business School and completed his PhD and Master's in Statistics at UC Berkeley, in addition to his Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Computer Science from USTC.

In terms of professional experience, Harvey Li has held key positions at renowned tech companies. He was formerly the Team Lead of Messaging and Reviews at Airbnb, Founder and President of Tech Career Community, Co-Founder & CEO of Utopic.ai, and held roles as Tech Lead, Staff Data Scientist, and Machine Learning and Data Science at Airbnb.

Moreover, he served as Co-Founder & CEO of iJobs AI, and took up significant roles at Uber including Tech Lead, Senior Data Scientist, XFN Lead, Founding Member of various departments, and Intern Researcher positions at Microsoft Research in both Silicon Valley and Redmond.

Li's diverse background in leading tech companies showcases his expertise in building innovative products, leveraging AI and data-driven approaches, and his dedication to spearheading impactful ventures in the tech industry.