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YUN Yeyi (贠烨祎)
Executive Director and COO, MiniMax
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Executive Director and COO, MiniMax · Co-founded MiniMax (2021)
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Johns Hopkins BS 2017 (EE + Econ + Math)
Ex-SenseTime strategy/innovation roles 2017-22
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YUN Yeyi (贠烨祎, born 1994) is the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of MiniMax. She holds approximately 3.93% of MiniMax's shares, with a stake valued at approximately HK$4.8 billion (about $600M USD) at IPO.
She earned her B.S. in Electronic Engineering from Johns Hopkins University in 2017, with minors in Economics and Mathematics. She joined SenseTime in 2017 as a manager of fundraising and strategic investment, was promoted to CEO Executive Assistant and Strategy Director in 2018, and then served as Director of Innovative Business from 2021-2022 before co-founding MiniMax with Yan Junjie.
She is described as 'capable, commanding, and execution-strong' with maturity beyond her age.
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Executive Director and COO, MiniMaxCo-founded MiniMax (2021)
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Johns Hopkins University
B.S. in Electronic Engineering · 2017
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