Yev I.

Yev I.'s work experience includes various roles and positions in different companies. In 2023, they became the Head of Operations at Rainforest, a next-generation consumer brands platform. Prior to that, Yev served as the VP of Acquisitions at Rainforest, where they were involved in acquiring and growing seven-figure private label brands. Before joining Rainforest, Yev worked as a Startup Mentor at PwC's Venture Hub in Singapore in 2021 and as a Startup Advisor at EBRD in 2020-2021. They also co-founded and served as CEO of NimbleSeller from 2019 to 2021. Yev worked as an Entrepreneur In Residence at Antler in 2019 as well. Starting in 2013, Yev founded and led their own online consumer brand builder, manager, and consultant business. They also worked as an investor in angel and venture investing and as an Angel Investor at Dollar Shave Club. Yev's earlier experience includes roles as a Vice President - Equity Derivatives at Deutsche Bank from 2009 to 2012 and in equity derivatives and proprietary trading at Citigroup from 2004 to 2009.

Yev I. began their education at Ardingly College from 2000 to 2002, where they excelled and ranked in the top 1% of their class. They studied Advanced Maths and Computer Science, completing five A-levels. Following this, from 2002 to 2005, Yev I. attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and obtained a BSc (HONS) in Mathematics and Economics.

In terms of additional certifications, Yev I. obtained the "Stanford University, Computer Science Department, Professor Andrew Ng - Deep Learning AI" certification from Coursera in May 2020. They also earned the "Amazon Retail for Advertisers Certification" from Amazon in June 2021. More recently, in June 2023, Yev I. obtained two certifications: "Introduction to Prompt Engineering for Generative AI" from LinkedIn and "Supply Chain Foundations" from LinkedIn.