Member of the Month: William Lin Tell us about yourself! It can be about anything – where you grew up, your professional background, your hobbies, etc. I was born in Saudi Arabia then lived in Taiwan before coming to the United States. My fascination with detective novels/economic sleuthing took me into financial advisory work before I made the switch to mergers & acquisition related work. In other words, my career experience has ranged from checking under the skirts of companies to helping companies get married. I am a thrill seeker with adventurer with a passion for culture/travel...

1. Tell us about yourself! It can be about anything – where you grew up, your professional background, your hobbies. I grew up in Kansas City and actually went to high school with TAP board member Jessica Yeung, where we were basically the only Asians in our school. At a young age, I became interested in tech startups, so I went to UPenn for college hoping to learn how to start a business, but instead got caught up in the finance crowd. After working in finance for a couple years in NYC, I got an opportunity to join a big data startup in the city, and after learning everything I could...