Lilly Ma
About Lilly Ma
Lilly Ma is a business operations and strategy professional currently working at Scale AI in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has a diverse background in finance and operations, with previous roles at companies such as Cisco, thredUP, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Work at Scale AI
Lilly Ma has been employed at Scale AI since 2021, holding the position of Business Operations & Strategy. In this role, she focuses on enhancing operational efficiency and strategic initiatives within the organization. Her work contributes to the company's mission of providing high-quality training data for artificial intelligence applications.
Previous Experience in Business Operations
Before joining Scale AI, Lilly Ma worked at Cisco from 2018 to 2021 as a Manager in Cisco Investments & Corporate Development. She was responsible for managing investment strategies and corporate development projects. Prior to that, she served as a Private Equity Associate at Wasserstein & Co. from 2014 to 2016, where she was involved in investment analysis and portfolio management.
Educational Background
Lilly Ma holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from The Wharton School, where she studied from 2016 to 2018. She also completed her undergraduate studies at Dartmouth College, earning an A.B. in Economics and Asian & Middle Eastern Studies. Additionally, she participated in an Economics Exchange Program at Università Bocconi.
Internship Experience
Lilly Ma has gained diverse internship experience throughout her career. She interned at thredUP for two months in 2017, focusing on business operations. Earlier, she completed internships at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in various roles, including Investment Banking Analyst from 2013 to 2014, and as a Spring Intern at the U.S. Commercial Service in Shanghai in 2011.