Lydia Wang

Lydia Wang has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Lydia currently works as a Growth Data Scientist at Aven since April 2021. Prior to this, Lydia held multiple positions at Capital One, including Principal Data Scientist from November 2017 to March 2021, Principal Data Analyst from January 2017 to November 2017, and Senior Data Analyst from March 2015 to June 2017. Lydia also worked as a Research Associate at Columbia Business School from June 2014 to March 2015, where they conducted statistical analysis, collaborated with professors on accounting and finance research, and generated data sets from text files using programming algorithms. Additionally, Lydia was the Champion Team in the Second Annual Fisher Simulation Competition in April 2013. Lydia also gained experience as a Writing/Communication Intern at The Ohio State Graduate School from January 2013 to April 2013, a Trader Intern at Manloong Bullion Company Limited in February 2011, a Financial Planner Trainee at Citibank Singapore Ltd. in January 2011, a Marketing Intern at HCIA & Company from September 2010 to December 2010, and participated in the Business Immersion Program (BIP) at Zurich Financial Services in July 2010.

Lydia Wang has a strong educational background in statistics and finance. In 2011, they obtained a bachelor's degree in finance from The Ohio State University. Following this, they pursued a Master of Professional Studies in Applied Statistics (MPS) at Cornell University from 2013 to 2014, specializing in statistics.

In addition to their formal education, Lydia has obtained various certifications in different fields. Notably, they have completed multiple courses through Coursera, including "Digital Product Management: Modern Fundamentals" in January 2021, "Applied Social Network Analysis in Python" in September 2017, "Applied Text Mining in Python" in August 2017, "Applied Machine Learning in Python" in June 2017, "Applied Plotting, Charting & Data Representation in Python" in April 2017, and "Introduction to Data Science in Python" in March 2017.

Moreover, Lydia holds several certifications from Amazon Web Services (AWS), including "AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate" and "AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate" earned in December 2016, as well as "AWS Certified Developer - Associate" obtained in November 2016. Additionally, they have achieved certifications as a "Certified SAS Advanced Programmer" and "Certified SAS Base Programmer," although no further details about the institution or specific dates are available.