Yi Zhang

Yi Zhang is an experienced analytic professional currently serving as Lead Analytic Scientist at FICO since September 2022. Zhang's previous roles include Senior Analyst in Credit Risk Management at T-Mobile and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Truist, where Zhang held the title of Vice President. Early career experiences include positions as a Data Scientist Intern at The Climate Corporation and Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, contributing to significant projects involving computational modeling, machine learning, and statistical analysis of protein dynamics. Zhang also participated as a Fellow at Insight Data Science, collaborating with startups to build predictive models. Educational qualifications include a Ph.D. in Computational Biophysics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and dual degrees in Mathematics and Statistics, as well as Biochemistry, from the University of Arizona.