Yinan Xiao is a Senior Analyst in APAC Index Research & Development at Nasdaq, based in Hong Kong. She focuses on market and ETF insights, factor research, and backtesting across APAC markets.

Prior to her current role, she gained experience in Hong Kong as an equity trader at Guotai Junan International. She also worked at S&P Dow Jones Indices in Beijing as a Market Manager and previously served as a Data Analyst at Bpifrance in Paris.

She holds a Master’s degree from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and is a CFA charterholder and a Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF) holder.