Christy Wong
Christy Wong
Hello, I'm Christy.
Hello, I'm Christy.
Welcome to my website. I'm very glad you're here!
about me
I am a second generation midwesterner from Detroit, Michigan, aka the heartland of America. People love to hate when I tell them where I'm from, but I hope you get the chance to visit. The people are kind, and the highways are wide. Plus, I'll send you tons of activities and food recommendations. Fair warning: it gets pretty cold but there's actually a lovely beach downtown. You can even see Canada from there.
I attended an arts high school Cranbrook Kingswood, where I developed many of my current interests (math, music, art, and sports). I've always loved to read, and half-expected to study literature in college. I ended up majoring in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at Yale. I had many great teachers, but classes that particularly stand out now are algorithms, art theory, and food writing.
While New Haven has the world's best pizza and Lithuanian coffee cake, I graduated and moved to New York and San Francisco to pursue finance and entrepreneurship. They have pizza, too.
I attended an arts high school Cranbrook Kingswood, where I developed many of my current interests (math, music, art, and sports). I've always loved to read, and half-expected to study literature in college. I ended up majoring in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at Yale. I had many great teachers, but classes that particularly stand out now are algorithms, art theory, and food writing.
While New Haven has the world's best pizza and Lithuanian coffee cake, I graduated and moved to New York and San Francisco to pursue finance and entrepreneurship. They have pizza, too.
interests
Areas I'm particularly interested in these days? Feeding my inner light. I'm pursuing things that bring me joy, and give me a sense of purpose and progress. I like to try new sports and hobbies, especially if I can see big beginner gains!I typically decompress by running or playing guitar. I ran California International Marathon in 2023 and set a PR (4:14, also my first and only marathon). I've taught a few of my friends to play guitar, and I tend to play female singer-songwriters. I'm a diehard Swiftie and I don't care who knows it.
I love to read and read mostly fiction. Why? Stories show us new sides and reflections of ourselves. Some books that really resonate with me are: Pachinko, Everything I Never Told You, Chemistry, and the Opposite of Loneliness. My reading list is never ending but I never turn down a rec.
Like everybody I enjoy good food. But I'm not a foodie! If all I could eat was crunchy bread and cheese for the rest of my life, I'd be ecstatic. My favorite food is pizza. During the Tiger-King days, I had a grand time using up a 50 lb bag of flour making pizza with my covid pod. I've always preferred baking to cooking, which I think says something. I read a tweet from Karen Chee once that said something like eldest siblings prefer cooking. It's an essential skill. Younger siblings like baking because its frivolous. And I mostly agree.
I'm fortunate that I've been able to travel all over. I've visited over 20 states within and 40 countries outside the US. The longest road trip I did was 670 miles along I-80 from California to Utah. And on a two week trip in southern Africa, I learned to drive on the left side of road.
My dream is to live by mountains and a large body of water. I love their tranquil yet vast energy–a reminder of the world's enormity and my small place within it.
professional
I'm a data engineer for Airbnb.org, a disaster response and emergency housing non-profit. I'm motivated by perfecting my craft and making social impact. And I'm inspired by good people and great ideas.
I started my career in finance and had a long road to get to where I am now. My career has spanned a number of industries and functions, including: sell side sales and trading, securitized products, financial research, blockchain infrastructure, freight forwarding, last mile delivery, floral design, and hospitality. I'm happy that my career has taken me here, however meandering, and happy to help others figure out what they want to do, too.
I started my career in finance and had a long road to get to where I am now. My career has spanned a number of industries and functions, including: sell side sales and trading, securitized products, financial research, blockchain infrastructure, freight forwarding, last mile delivery, floral design, and hospitality. I'm happy that my career has taken me here, however meandering, and happy to help others figure out what they want to do, too.