Ning Ma
About Ning Ma
2X immigrant (China → Canada → US). Founding head of data science at Checkr (#14/4000 private YC startups by valuation). Head of data science at Rocket Fuel (#1 fastest growing company in North America in 2013). Inaugural analyst & sole undergrad intern at multi-billion dollar hedge funds at BlackRock (#1 largest asset manager in the world). Angel investor in 10+ startups including Neurophos (photonic chips), General Fusion (nuclear fusion), ShieldAI (AI pilot), Gecko Robotics (robotics for critical infra), and SpaceX. Accidental artist with footsteps on 30 countries across 5 continents, followed by 300,000 fans from around the world. Summiter of the tallest peaks of Africa (Kilimanjaro), Europe (Elbrus), and South America (Aconcagua). Dual B.A. from UC Berkeley (international admit). International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma grad.