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Kathryn Zhao

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President Council of Cornell Women at Cornell University
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Kathryn Zhao is the Head of API Product at OKX and an Adjunct Professor at Cornell University, specializing in cryptocurrency and blockchain. A Cornell MBA graduate, she has a distinguished career in quantitative and electronic trading at firms like J.P. Morgan and Cantor Fitzgerald, earning numerous accolades, including being named one of the 2026 AI Minds on Wall Street.

Kathryn is a vocal advocate for diversity and women in STEM, serving on advisory boards for Markets Medias Women in Finance initiative. Outside of her professional roles, she is passionate about reading and traveling, which she believes fuels her curiosity and provides a broader mindset for solving complex challenges.

She has developed an AI-driven agentic workflow that reduced the API delivery lifecycle at OKX by approximately 50%.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
President Council of Cornell Women
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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AI in Trading
Her work involves integrating machine learning and data analytics into trading systems. She was named one of the 2026 AI Minds on Wall Street by Rebellion Research.
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain
Leads the API Product division at crypto exchange OKX and teaches courses on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology as an Adjunct Professor at Cornell University.
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Career

Work history

6-2026
President Council of Cornell Women
Cornell University
6-2026
Cornell Unversity Council
Cornell University
1-2026
Head of API Product
OKX
6-2025
Board Member
Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
5-2025
Academic Member
Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Digital Asset Analysts
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Education
2003 - 2004
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
Global Women Executive Leadership
Smith College
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