Weiran Deng

Weiran Deng, Ph.D., currently serves as an Economist II at Amazon, contributing to corporate strategy advisory efforts for senior leadership and delivering research reports focused on investment areas across various business lines. Previous roles at Amazon include Economist, where pricing solutions and impact measurements were developed using causal inference and AI/ML models, and Economist Intern. Prior to Amazon, Weiran Deng was a Research Fellow at USC Viterbi Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship, focusing on startup financing determinants, and a Research Assistant at HKUST, working on firm productivity in China's service industry. Additional experience includes a consulting role at Salvatore Ferragamo. Weiran Deng holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Southern California, an MSc in Global China Studies from HKUST, and completed a Management Development Program at The Wharton School.