Ran Yi is the co-founder of Orderly (founded in 2022), a cloud liquidity infrastructure aiming to revolutionize trading with a permissionless, omnichain liquidity layer. He also co-founded WOO Network and advocates for DeFi's democratization potential. With 15 years in global asset management and 5 years in crypto, Ran has a background in traditional finance, having worked at China Merchants Bank and Freddie Mac. He holds a BS from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from CEIBS.