Lucy Wang
About Lucy Wang
Lucy Wang is a Data Scientist at Carta in Seattle, Washington, where she has worked since 2021. She has a background in financial analysis and risk management, with experience at several financial institutions and contributions to equity trend analysis.
Work at Carta
Lucy Wang has been employed at Carta as a Data Scientist since 2021, contributing to the company's data team in Seattle, Washington. Prior to her current role, she worked at Carta as a Valuations Analyst from 2019 to 2020 and as a Valuations Associate from 2020 to 2021. In her current position, she focuses on analyzing startup equity trends and equity distribution by gender and race. She also contributed to the Annual Equity Report 2023 and works on aggregated and anonymized equity compensation analysis.
Education and Expertise
Lucy Wang holds an Honours Bachelor of Mathematics in Financial Analysis and Risk Management from the University of Waterloo, where she studied from 2012 to 2017. She has also pursued professional development in finance, having passed Level 1 of the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) program through GARP and Level 2 of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Program at the CFA Institute.
Background
Before joining Carta, Lucy Wang gained experience in various roles within the finance and analytics sectors. She worked at Manulife as an Analyst in Global ALM for three months in 2015 and held multiple positions at RBC Capital Markets, including Capital Markets Finance Analyst and Senior Financial Analyst in Product Control from 2015 to 2019. Additionally, she completed a co-op position as a Group Underwriting Co-op at Desjardins in 2016.
Achievements
Lucy Wang has made significant contributions to equity analysis at Carta. She is part of the data team that examines startup equity trends and has been involved in analyzing equity distribution by gender and race. Her work contributed to the Annual Equity Report 2023, highlighting her commitment to understanding and addressing equity compensation issues within the startup ecosystem.