Ashwin Kaja
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Ashwin is the former U.S. Senior Trade Representative to China
(Executive Office of the President, USTR) and has also held senior roles across the private
sector. Prior to his government service, he co-led the China trade practice at Covington
& Burling and was the General Counsel of the American Chamber of Commerce in China.
Ashwin is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the National Committee on
U.S.-China Relations.
- Education
- Harvard Law School, J.D.
Harvard College, B.A.
- Previously
- Executive Office of the President (USTR) · Covington & Burling
· AmCham China
Matt Young
Founder & Chief Operating Officer
Matt has over a decade of experience at top-tier U.S. law firms. Most
recently, he was a senior member of the China public policy and M&A practice groups at
Covington & Burling in the firm’s New York office. Prior to Covington, Matt
practiced corporate law and compliance at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York.
- Education
- Columbia Law School, J.D.
Harvard College, B.A.
- Previously
- Covington & Burling · Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Leonid Taycher
Chief Technology Officer
Leonid is a senior AI/machine-learning engineer with decades of
experience across big tech and venture-backed startups. Most recently, Leonid was CTO at
WireScreen, an intelligence platform backed by Sequoia Capital. Previously, Leonid was Head
of Engineering at Kensho, an AI company acquired by S&P, and a Tech Lead at Google and
Twitter.
- Education
- MIT, Ph.D., Computer Science
Boston University, B.A./M.A.
- Previously
- WireScreen · Kensho · Google · Twitter
