Kyle Merrill

Kyle Merrill began their career in 2002 as a Backend Development Engineer at Tencent, where they were responsible for the development and maintenance of the company's website, as well as the implementation and testing of the website. In 2010, they joined Linden Lab as a Software Engineer. In 2014, they became the Metaverse Senior Engineering Manager, then the Senior Engineering Manager, and finally the Engineering Manager, where they helped launch Tilia, Inc as a business and maintained communication with internal stakeholders. In 2016, they became an Angel Investor, actively participating in the strategic decision making and strategy design of the investee company, providing consulting services, and helping to recruit management personnel for portfolio companies.

Kyle Merrill received their Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering and Science from Xiamen University between 1988 and 2002. Subsequently, they attended Columbia University from 2006 to 2008, where they earned a Master of International Business, Infrastructure Finance with a major in Mathematics and Computational Finance.