Wen Cheng

Director, AI Innovation, Products & Technology at PwC

Winnie Cheng is a highly accomplished product manager currently working with Square. She received her bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Entrepreneurial Management from the University of Pennsylvania. Cheng previously studied at the Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology and Cherry Hill High School East. With a strong background in technology and business management, she has been managing product development and strategy at Square, a mobile payment company for merchants. Cheng's proficiency in project management, software development and business development has been contributing to the success and growth of Square.

Experience

Director, AI Innovation, Products & Technology at PwC (January 2020 - Present)

Advisor at Hatcher+ (2017 - 2021), Advisor at Fundnel Limited (2017 - 2021), Senior Lecturer at CFTE (April 2018 - December 2020), Official Member at Forbes Technology Council (November 2017 - December 2020), Advisor at Joust (October 2018 - June 2020), Chief Data Scientist, Head of Data Science & ML Engineering at Hitachi Vantara (November 2017 - January 2020), Founder & Principal Consultant at SonataWorks (2016 - 2019), Co-Founder, CTO at Flowcast (October 2015 - November 2017), Advisor at ADSKOM (2013 - 2017), Chief Data Scientist, Head of Data Science & Engineering at Bankrate, Inc. (2014 - 2016), Invited Lecturer at Columbia University (2010 - 2015), VP Lead Data Scientist, Investment Bank at J.P. Morgan (May 2013 - September 2014), Senior Manager Data Scientist, Risk and Information Management at American Express (2012 - 2013), Research Scientist at IBM T. J. Watson Research Center (April 2010 - July 2012), Software Engineer, Corp R&D Strategy at Microsoft (2009 - 2010), Co-Founder at Various Startup Ventures (August 2007 - August 2009), Research Scientist at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories (May 2006 - August 2007), Senior Systems Design Engineer, Xilinx Labs Advanced Development Group (January 2001 - July 2003), Software Engineer, IP Routing and Protocols at Redback Networks (May 2000 - December 2000), Research Intern, Applied Physics at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories Japan (April 1998 - December 1998), Co-Founder at Oswell Technologies (September 1997 - April 1998)

Education

PhD in Computer Science with Minor in Finance, GPA: 5.0/5.0 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Financial Technology Option, Adv Corporate Finance, Quantitative Strategies and Option Pricing, GPA: 5.0/5.0 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management, M.S in Electrical Engineering with Honours - Stanford University, Bachelor of Applied Sciences with Distinction - The University of British Columbia