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Lin Yuan

Critic · DISC type C
Chief AI Officer, EVP of Engineering at Newfront
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Lin Yuan is the Chief AI Officer and EVP of Engineering at Newfront, leveraging her expertise to transform the insurance industry. An alumna of The Wharton School and Carnegie Mellon, her career includes leadership roles at Meta, Coursera, and Lyft. She is focused on deploying AI-powered solutions to innovate within traditional sectors.

Lin is passionate about philanthropy and advancing women in technology. She endowed a scholarship at Carnegie Mellon University for female students in technology, healthcare, and public policy, inspired by her parents belief in giving back. She aims to provide students with the same opportunities that shaped her own success.

She has represented Newfront on Capitol Hill, engaging with the Congressional AI Caucus to discuss the responsible implementation of artificial intelligence in business.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Chief AI Officer, EVP of Engineering
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Lin shows up

Objective Thinker
Critic
ROI Driven

They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions.

Priorities

Topics Lin cares about

AI in Insurance
As Chief AI Officer, she leads the integration of AI to transform underwriting, claims, and client services, blending technology with deep industry expertise to innovate.
Responsible AI
She champions an ethical framework for AI, including a "human-in-the-loop" approach, which she presented before the Congressional AI Caucus to advocate for proper use and safety.
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Career

Work history

8-2021
Chief AI Officer, EVP of Engineering
Newfront
Chief Member
Chief
4-2018 - 8-2021
Head of Engineering, Insurance Tech
Lyft
Engineering Leadership
Coursera
Senior Software Engineer
Facebook
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2020 - 2022
Executive MBA
The Wharton School
2010 - 2011
Master's degree
Carnegie Mellon University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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