Wei Zhao

Wei Zhao is an experienced machine learning professional specializing in financial crimes and risk modeling, currently serving as a Machine Learning Modeler at Block since November 2021. Prior to this role, Zhao held positions at Square and KPMG, where expertise in risk assessment and data science was developed. Wei began a career in data science as a fellow at Insight Data Science, contributing to the creation of a job recommendation web application. With a robust research background, Zhao has served as Principal Scientist and Senior Research Scientist at Polyera Corporation and held various research roles at prestigious institutions, including a Postdoctoral Research Associate position at the University of Florida. Wei Zhao holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University and a B.S. in Materials Science from Fudan University.