MYMatthew Yeung

About

From the client's side of the table to building AI

I'm Matthew Yeung, Head of Data at a Hong Kong fintech. I work where finance, ESG and AI meet — and write about it here.

Matthew Yeung on a jetty by a lake, with mountains behind

My story

I started my career in wealth management, helping individual and corporate clients plan their money. I enjoyed the analysis more than anything else — so I earned my FRM, and on the side co-founded a small education centre teaching students science and maths.

Then I left finance to study artificial intelligence in London, graduating with Distinction in 2020. That switch is the thread through everything I do now: I understand what the business needs before I think about what the model does.

Since 2022 I've worked in data at a Hong Kong fintech, from analyst to Lead Data Scientist to Head of Data. My work covers AI products and agentic applications, ESG data and methodology, and data strategy.

Outside work, you'll usually find me travelling, on a badminton court, or out with a camera.

What I work on

AI products & agentic applications

LLM applications, agentic workflows and fast proof-of-concepts that test whether an AI idea is worth building.

ESG data & methodology

Scoring frameworks and data-quality controls that make sustainability data consistent and explainable.

Data strategy for finance

Building data and AI with the client, the risk and the regulator in mind.

Experience

2025 — nowHead of DataHong Kong fintech · leading data and AI products
2022 — 2025Senior Data Analyst → Lead Data ScientistHong Kong fintech · ESG methodology, LLM applications and AI proof-of-concepts
2019 — 2020MSc Artificial Intelligence, DistinctionCity, University of London · computer vision, NLP, reinforcement learning, explainable AI
2013 — 2018Co-founder & DirectorLesson Company Limited · a science and maths education centre, later extended to local secondary schools
2012 — 2018Relationship ManagerLuk Fook Wealth Management · investment advice and portfolio management for personal and corporate clients
2011 — 2012Financial ConsultantConvoy Financial · financial planning across funds, stocks, bonds, insurance and pensions

Education & credentials

MSc Artificial Intelligence, DistinctionCity, University of London · 2020
BSc Risk Management & FinanceThe University of Hong Kong · 2011
Financial Risk Manager (FRM)GARP
Certificate in ESG InvestingCFA Institute
Azure AI & Data FundamentalsMicrosoft
Data Science Professional CertificateIBM
LanguagesCantonese (native) · English · Mandarin

Let's work on something together.

Speaking, AI ideas, writing or a career question — I'd like to hear from you.