Leadership

Built by operators, not observers.

Simplify is led by founders and operators with hands-on experience across company building, technology, product, quantitative investing, commercial development, legal, and operations.

simplify / founding teamoperating
01Strategycompany direction
02Technologyarchitecture + delivery
03Productproduct + growth
04Marketsresearch + capital
05Operationscommercial + legal
Founding team

One team across the full operating surface.

Each discipline is represented by someone who has built, shipped, invested, operated, or carried responsibility in the real world. That range shapes how Simplify turns creative intent into dependable outcomes.

01
Founder & CEO

Jimmy Chen

陈奕玮

A serial entrepreneur and quant fund manager, Jimmy leads technology, quantitative investing, product, and corporate strategy.

StrategyTechnologyQuantitative investing
02
Co-Founder & CTO

Yu Tang

唐宇

A two-time entrepreneur and former DJI researcher, Yu has built one company through exit and continues to operate another. He leads Simplify’s technical architecture.

ArchitectureEngineeringResearch
03
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer

Dingwen Wang

王鼎文

An HKUST graduate, former Baidu product manager, and hardware entrepreneur, Dingwen leads product and growth.

ProductGrowthBuilder experience
04
Long/Short Equity Manager

Tongshun Guo

郭同顺

A U.S. long/short equity manager, Tongshun leads public-markets research, trading, and portfolio management.

ResearchTradingPortfolio management
05
Business Development & Commercial

Juncheng Liao

廖俊承

Juncheng leads business development and commercial partnerships.

Business developmentCommercialPartnerships
06
Founding Engineer

Xu Bian

徐彼岸

A product-focused engineer and hackathon winner, Xu turns ideas into shipped products.

Product developmentEngineeringDelivery
07
Legal & Operations

Yuchen Zheng

郑宇琛

A dual-degree graduate in public administration and law from Jilin University with a master’s from HKUST, Yuchen leads legal and operations.

LegalOperationsGovernance
Operating together

A founding team spanning entrepreneurship, technology, product, quantitative investing, business development, legal, and operations—built around hands-on experience in creating and operating real businesses.