Sophia YiRui Liao is a proud member of Hunter College High School’s Class of 2016. After college, she joined Neuberger Berman’s Institutional Client Group. Reminiscing about the energy of her days as an intern at various consumer tech startups, Sophia then joined the Global Brand Management team at Amex where she championed branding guidelines across flagship projects in the Centurion, Consumer and Travel & Lifestyle verticals. She now consults on marketing and business development initiatives for Amex’s Corporate Program for Startups and is building a sustainable fashion tech startup in parallel.
Sophia is primarily based in New York City and enjoys frequenting art museums and skiing in her free time.