Andy Yang

Andy Yang serves as the Global Head of Creative & Brand Ads at TikTok, overseeing a global team across 15+ countries to drive the growth of TikTok's creator ecosystem and scale AI-powered advertising solutions. In previous roles at TikTok, Andy led efforts in unifying product development and engineering within the advertising space, as well as managing the engineering department focused on innovative technology upgrades in the ads tech industry. Prior experience includes serving as Director of Products at Fortuna Blockchain, where Andy contributed to developing the first blockchain platform for the global OTC derivatives market, and as Fund Manager at Float Stone Investment, where Andy designed and optimized quantitative trading systems. Earlier experience includes a role at Baidu Inc. as a Senior Software Development Engineer, focusing on enhancements in big data indexing. Andy holds a degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology.