Gene YuFounder

Singapore - Singapore

* Founder & CEO of Asia's first cybersecurity insurtech company which hyperspecializes in digital forensics and incident response services, with offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Manila.
* Former early employee at Palantir's Asia office that opened eyes about cyber and Silicon Valley; familiarization with the trading floor in equity swaps at Credit Suisse and Wall Street; acquainted with US Army Special Forces as a team leader across four combat tours in Iraq and Philippines.
* Active angel investor in early-stage cyber products and services, particularly those that fit Blackpanda's ecosystem of cyber insurtech or digital forensics incident response.
* Best-known for leading the successful recovery of Evelyn Chang in 2013, kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf terrorists. Book deal ongoing with Little A Publishing (Amazon) and more coming.
* Top honors graduate from the computer science program at West Point; 1-yr dropout from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies; recent Stanford Executive Program alum from GSB.
* Cupertino-native and product of Monta Vista High School, the greatest haze of all