Simon Shi

Background

About Simon Shi

I am a visionary technology leader with 20+ years of experience delivering business value through innovation, digital transformation, and large-scale enterprise solutions, primarily in financial and investment services. My expertise lies in aligning technology with business outcomes, bridging engineering with cross-functional stakeholders, accelerating product delivery, modernizing legacy systems, and embedding data and analytics into client workflows. I'm deeply hands-on with system and architecture design, and thrive on driving operational excellence. I also lead AI and machine learning initiatives to improve engineer experience and process efficiency. Beyond technology, I am passionate about building high-performing global teams and fostering a culture of continuous learning, ownership, and innovation. I coach teams to strengthen technical expertise, mentor talents for career growth, and cultivate collaboration that drives measurable results. I'm pursuing my MBA at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to complement my technical leadership with strategic business acumen, enabling me to deliver greater impact to business success.