Whitney Gao

Whitney (Zhihui) Gao is an Investment Banking Associate at Lazard specializing in Tech M&A since July 2023, following an internship in the same role at Lazard during the summer of 2022. Prior experience includes serving as a Senior Actuarial Analyst at AXA XL from July 2020 to July 2021 and various roles at The Norfolk & Dedham Group from July 2016 to July 2020, including Associate Pricing Actuary and Actuarial Analyst. Whitney began a career in research as a Research Analyst Intern at Davis Consulting Group, LLC in the summer of 2015, focusing on a potential start-up in the medical technology sector. Educational qualifications include an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship & Innovation from The Wharton School, a B.A. in Statistics and Music from Mount Holyoke College, and an exchange program at the University of Oxford.