My Story

My story begins way before I was born, with my great-grandfather serving as a pastor in southern China during the 1930s and 40s, before Christianity was banned. His dedication to faith and community laid the foundation for our family's values.

A big part of my story is also the story of my grandfather, driven by ambition and faith in possibilities, who left his village to become a rocket engineer in a major Chinese city.

Then came the Communist revolution.

For the simple fact that his family owned land, he was torn from his five-year-old son — my father — and imprisoned in a labor camp for six years. Despite the futility, my grandfather became known for his iron will, protesting his unjust imprisonment every chance he got — a testament to unwavering faith in truth and justice.

My parents' determination to provide a better life for themselves and their future children led them to top universities in China and eventually to the United States as graduate students.

My brother was born shortly before the Tiananmen Square massacre, a pivotal moment that transformed our family's status from student visa holders to permanent residents, thanks to the Chinese Student Protection Act supported by Nancy Pelosi and President George H.W. Bush.

I was born in the United States soon after.

Growing up in suburban America, I had the privilege of attending the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy IMSA, founded by a Nobel laureate.

Beyond academics, I discovered my talent for organizing communities — from coordinating DOTA tournaments across dorm rooms to negotiating sanctioned dance parties with administrators.

As tennis team captain and event organizer, I learned early on how to bring people together around shared interests.

At Duke University, early mentors introduced me to software engineering.

Interning at small startups with millions of users showed me the incredible impact a few hundred lines of code could have, and inspired me to pursue Computer Science as my major.

Beyond academics, Duke was transformative for the diversity of people I met and my role in the university's leading dance team.

Organizing large dance shows honed my skills in creating memorable experiences.

I began my career at Google, leading a small team on Google Cloud's frontend. This experience instilled in me the importance of structured thinking, comprehensive design documents, and cross-team coordination.

During this time, I also co-founded Dancing Pineapple, producing 24 concerts and parties across NYC and LA over two years. Through this platform, we helped launch electronic music artists who later performed at major festivals like Coachella and EDC Vegas, while creating transformative experiences that brought diverse communities together.

Amid the social upheaval of 2016-2019, I left Google to co-found Civics Unplugged, a nonprofit focused on civic education and innovation. Our work empowered thousands of young people across 70+ countries to engage meaningfully with democracy and public service.

We gained support from notable partners including Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Andrew Yang, Coinbase, and the Ethereum Foundation. This work earned me recognition in the Forbes 30 Under 30 2021 list and was featured in PBS's "Roadtrip Nation" documentary on Changemakers.

My journey then led me into the web3 space, where I was captivated by the potential of permissionless systems.

I helped grow multiple projects in the space by lending my talents in product design, community building, event production, and product marketing.

A highlight was contributing to the early days of Vitalik Buterin's Zuzalu, a pioneering pop-up city community first launched in Montenegro that demonstrated new models of innovation and community living.

Being immersed in the web3 space inspired me to explore all sorts of what I call foundational technologies—solutions that enable hyperlocal resilience, self-sustainability, dynamism, and ecological regeneration. This exploration laid the groundwork for my current mission.

Between June 2024 and April 2025, I spent over 1,000 hours building and experimenting with AI tools like Cursor to understand how AI will transform education, governance, healthcare, manufacturing, and spiritual life itself.

During this time, I also completed the Gauntlet AI intensive engineering bootcamp, graduating among the top of the founding class.

Through this experience, I learned a lot about the power and perils of AI, and then gained valuable experiences consulting on AI for major institutions.

But immersed in the AI space, seeing people treat AI like a god was very alarming. This culture of techno-idolatry ironically brought me closer to the one and only Most High God, helping me realize how essential it is to follow Christ's Way to not be deceived.

Nowadays, I'm walking with faith as I explore how business, technology, intentional community building, and media can support a completely Truth-centered revival in America and around the world.

The future I see is a Christofuturistic one — where holiness is high class, and technology and business are seen as tools to support people's flourishing and unlock their hearts for the Lord.

I envision a renaissance in art and culture that gives all glory to The Most High. Nations full of industrial communities that are the best at producing whatever they create, with Christ as their foundation. A world where there's abundant discipleship infrastructure that makes it easy to choose the narrow path instead of continuing to live a life of sin.

I'm early in this latest chapter in my journey, but if you're interested in joining me in this calling, I'd love to hear from you.

Building is an act of worship.

Build for the glory of The Most High, not the glory of men.

Build things that are so beautiful and good, that they make the Creator's Truth unmistakable.

Reject illusion and anchor your work in the eternal.

You are called to pursue your divine purpose, not to serve Mammon.

Walk in faith as you uncover the adventure that God has designed for you.