Nicholas Siah

Nicholas Siah has a strong background in finance and investment banking. Nicholas is currently working at AssemblyAI as part of the Strategic Finance team. Prior to this, they worked at Explorer Acquisitions as an investor in technology and life sciences companies. Nicholas also has experience in investment banking at Perella Weinberg Partners, Houlihan Lokey, and MergerTech. In addition, they have a background in quantitative research from their time at Econ One Research. Before entering the finance industry, Nicholas served as a HQ Company Platoon Commander in the Singapore Armed Forces, where they gained leadership and logistics management experience.

Nicholas Siah holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. Nicholas completed a foreign exchange program in International Economics at the Beijing Institute of Technology in 2014. Prior to their university education, their high school education was at the International School of Beijing, where they obtained an International Baccalaureate Diploma. Additionally, they attended the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), but no further details about their degree or field of study are provided.

In terms of certifications, Nicholas obtained the following:

- "AI For Everyone" from Coursera in 2022

- "Intro to Programming" from Kaggle in 2022

- "Series 63" and "Series 79" from FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) in August 2018

- "Intro to SQL" from Kaggle in 2015

- "Junior Logistic Officer Course (JLOC)" from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in March 2013.