The Architect of Standards Joins StrinGaze
Jason Yao on the Pursuit of Significance
Jason Yao
Director-Elect, StrinGaze
FSA · Former senior leadership at a leading financial group · 26 yrs
StrinGaze is profoundly honored to announce that Mr. Jason Yao, a veteran former senior leader at one of the world's largest financial groups, has formally joined the company as Senior Consultant to the CEO and Director-Elect.
Jason's appointment represents a critical convergence of institutional financial wisdom and the disruptive technological innovation defining the next generation of actuarial science.
A 26-Year "Two-Way Journey"
"Models are the heartbeat of value. In 2001, we brought the first international pulse to the Chinese market."
For a veteran actuary, the title is never just a designation — it is a lifelong commitment to the craft. Jason Yao's name represents that authority across the global market. As one of China's first returning overseas actuaries, his career has been a quest to transform technical skill into long-term strategic decision-making power.
His legacy is defined by pioneering moments. In 2001, Jason took the revolutionary step of introducing international professional software and methodologies — including Embedded Value (EV) and IFRS standards — into the Chinese market for the first time. This move didn't just help one company; it fundamentally aligned the domestic appraisal system with global benchmarks.
"My bond with actuarial software goes back 26 years," Jason reflects. "I know exactly what a truly powerful tool means to an insurance group. It is the difference between guessing the future and engineering it."
The "Hardcore" Confidence of a Giant
The silent question for any enterprise leader facing a rising tech partner is always maturity. Can this technology handle the weight of a trillion-dollar operation? Jason Yao provides a definitive answer based on hardcore evidence.
Adoption across major life insurers in 2025 is the market's verdict. What excites Jason most is the breakthrough in the "deep water" of IFRS17, where StrinGaze performance objectively surpasses legacy international incumbents.
Market Adoption
IFRS17 Optimisation. Deployed in live group environments, outperforming mainstream global software in functional indicators and processing efficiency.
The Pursuit of Significance
"I am searching for a cause that is deeply tied to my background, yet holds long-term significance for the entire industry."
Jason Yao references the philosophy of the book Halftime: while the first half of life pursues Success, the second half pursues Significance. He chose to join StrinGaze specifically because he saw the long-term value of the mission: promoting the modernisation and self-controllability of actuarial tools.
For Jason, this is about helping the industry build rational, high-efficiency decision-making capabilities that remain independent and robust. As Director-Elect, he will inject momentum from a strategic height across two primary domains:
Strategy & Governance
Participating in long-term direction to ensure strategic stability and governance as the platform scales globally.
Global Market Vision
Leveraging decades of veteran experience to provide judgment for layout in Asia-Pacific and global markets.
This choice signals that StrinGaze is not merely focused on immediate technical breakthroughs, but is constructing a governance structure and strategic resolve capable of international competition.
The Cultural DNA of "Professionalism"
"You are a professional. That is the only standard I have ever held — for myself and for every team I have led."
A company's ceiling is often determined by the color of its cultural background. Throughout his career, Jason Yao has maintained a singular, uncompromising standard for himself and his teams: "You are a professional."
He believes that a company truly worthy of a client's trust must master its core technical skills, respect the professional depth of the industry, and always maintain a heart of gratitude for the responsibility it carries.
Jason's arrival reinforces this "Professionalism" gene at the heart of the team. It serves as a commitment to building an elite structure that pairs technical disruption with a profound reverence for the essence of insurance and risk management.
Jason Yao
Director-Elect
Fellow of the Society of Actuaries
FSA / MBA (NYU Stern)
Architect of Standards
Led the first successful implementation of Embedded Value (EV) and IFRS in the domestic market (2001).
Trillion-Dollar Leadership
Formerly held senior C-suite leadership at one of the world's largest financial groups, overseeing strategic risk at scale.
"This is more than an appointment. It is a shared promise to the future."
Welcome, Mr. Jason Yao. Let us compose the future together.
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