Associate Director
Yao is currently the Associate Director at the Global Asia Insurance Partnership (GAIP).
Previously, Yao worked at the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue as a consultant to help prevent, mitigate, and resolve armed conflict through dialogue and mediation. Before that, she had six years of experience working for Cigna and Manulife with exposure to more than 20 international markets in the US, EMEA, and APAC in actuarial pricing, budget control, and regional financial planning and analysis (FP&A) roles.
Yao holds a Master of Science in Economics (on the Dean's List) from the Singapore Management University, an MBA along with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics (with Department Distinction) and International Studies from the University of Denver.