Wayne Huang, PhD

Wayne Huang, PhD

Wayne Huang is the Head of Data Science at Pacific Life, where he leads data science and digital data initiatives for the Institutional Division.1 He works with business leaders to develop analytics vision, strategy, and project roadmaps, overseeing data science and data engineering projects for Pricing, Product, Distributions, and Operations.1

Experience

• Head of Data Science, Pacific Life (2020 - Present)1
• Adjunct Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology (2012 - Present)1
• Adjunct Professor, Columbia University (2018 - 2021)1
• Head of Data Science, Spruce (2018 - 2020)1
• Head of Predictive Analytics, Prudential Financial (2012 - 2018)1
• Director of Information Systems, Prudential Financial (1999 - 2011)1

Education

• Ph.D., Information Management, Stevens Institute of Technology1
• MBA, State University of New York at Albany1
• BS, Civil Engineering, National Central University1
• Evening Division, Classical Voice, The Juilliard School1

Huang is also an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University and Stevens Institute of Technology, teaching courses in data science and process innovation. He has extensive experience in leading data science projects and has worked on initiatives like automated title search & underwriting AI platforms, robotic search, OCR, NLP, predictive modeling, reinforcement learning, and rules engines.1