J. Helen Yang, CFA, is the founder and CEO of Andes Wealth Technologies, a financial technology company serving the wealth management industry and a finalist of the 2020 Wealthmanagement.com Industry Award. Prior to founding Andes Wealth, she spent 20+ years in financial technology holding leadership positions at Thomson Reuters and Charles River Development (now a State Street company).
A co-winner of the prestigious Harry M. Markowitz Special Distinction Award (with Dr. Andrew W. Lo from Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Ms. Yang holds dual B.S. degrees from Tsinghua University, an M.S. degree in Computer Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Ms. Yang has volunteered extensively. She is a board member of the Lexington Lion’s Club, Chinese Americans of Massachusetts, and Asian Americans for Equal Rights. Previously, she served on the Appropriation Committee in Lexington, MA, coached First Lego League Robotics and youth soccer, and established the Community Service Scholarship in Andover.
