A little more about me
One of my earliest memories is getting a computer. I’ve always wanted to know why things work the way they do. The questions have changed; the people who gave me room to ask them have stayed with me.
01 / The beginning
My parents were immigrants. They bought me a Pentium computer and gave me room to be curious. I spent hours tinkering with it: slow downloads over a phone line, little websites, Flash games, and a lot of things that didn’t work the first time.
I was a kid finding my way in a new country. Making something on that computer felt like finding a small place of my own.
I told more of that story in From Pentium to Prompts ↗
02 / In between
I think of myself as a third-culture kid. I’ve been part of different worlds and sometimes felt only partly at home in each. You can recognize a lot, move between people, and still wonder exactly where you fit.
I don’t want to make that a tidy explanation for my career. It’s a part of me, though. I pay attention to what people mean, what they assume, and what changes when you see a question from someone else’s side.
03 / The questions
I like physics because it feels pure to me. You make a guess about the world, test it, and see what holds up. If you’re wrong, you learn what to ask next.
That curiosity has never stayed in one subject. It led me from a computer and the early internet to making things, exploring AI, and eventually wondering how money moves. I fell into fintech along the way.
04 / The people
My parents gave me a beginning. The bosses I’ve had, colleagues I’ve worked beside, and people who took time to share what they knew have all shaped me too. It’s hard to tell a story about who I am without them in it.
Some conversations began through work and carried on after there was no project or event to plan. Those people became friends. FinTech North and Fintech Cadence are part of that story. I’ve met people through both, and some of those conversations have lasted well beyond the work.