Ying Li

Ying is a seasoned product leader with extensive experience in building and scaling AI-driven products. As a Product Lead at Meta, Ying has led the development of transformative AI systems, including privacy-preserving frameworks, large-scale recommendation infrastructures, and AI-powered conversational platforms. Over the past seven years, Ying's work has shaped innovative solutions in AdTech, messaging, e-commerce, and FinTech, influencing the adoption of ethical and scalable AI practices across industries. Ying’s expertise spans natural language processing (NLP), computer vision, deep learning, and reinforcement learning, with a focus on integrating these technologies to create impactful user experiences and scalable infrastructures. At Amazon, Lena drove the development of groundbreaking visual search tools, such as “Shop The Look,” setting new industry benchmarks. At Yahoo Finance, she built an AI-powered multi-faceted search engine, democratizing access to financial insights for millions of users. With a strong foundation in both technical expertise, user experience, and business acumen, Ying bridges the gap between emerging AI technologies and real-world applications, driving innovation that transforms products and industries.