Where did Lianna Gao go to school?

Lianna Gao studied at Duke University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics).

Lianna Gao

Investor

Chief Operating Officer, Business Development & Strategic Initiatives at Magnetar AI Ventures

United States

About

Lianna Gao is Chief Operating Officer of Business Development & Strategic Initiatives at Magnetar, where she oversees execution of strategic client and capital formation initiatives across existing and new product launches. She joined Magnetar in 2016 after six years at Goldman Sachs on the Fixed Income Derivatives team, where she analyzed interest rate, FX, and credit risks in the banking and specialty finance sectors. She holds a B.S. in Economics from Duke University.

Experience

MagnetarCOO of Business Development & Strategic Initiativescurrent2025 — present
MagnetarCOO of Business Development & Head of Client Services2023 — 2025Evanston, Illinois, United States
MagnetarDeputy COO of Business Development2019 — 2023Evanston, IL
MagnetarBusiness Development Associate2016 — 2019
Goldman SachsAssociate2010 — 2016

Skills & more

Fixed Income6Risk Management2Financial Analysis4Financial Modeling8Investment Banking3Microsoft Excel5Data Analysis5Valuation9Bloomberg6Corporate Finance3Derivatives2Capital Markets2

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Colleagues at Magnetar AI Ventures

Alan Shaffran

Senior Portfolio Manager, Partner at Magnetar AI Ventures

Amira Amin

Chief Operating Officer, Liquid Strategies at Magnetar AI Ventures

Barbara Bernstein

Chief Human Resources Officer, Partner at Magnetar AI Ventures

David Snyderman

Managing Partner and Global Head of Alternative Credit and Fixed Income at Magnetar AI Ventures

Devin Dallaire

Head of Products, Quantitative Investing, Partner at Magnetar AI Ventures

Erik Falk

Head of Strategy, Partner at Magnetar AI Ventures

Hayley Stein

Chief Compliance Officer at Magnetar AI Ventures

Jeff Harris

Chief Risk Officer at Magnetar AI Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Lianna Gao?: Lianna Gao is Chief Operating Officer of Business Development & Strategic Initiatives at Magnetar, where she oversees execution of strategic client and capital formation initiatives across existing and new product launches. She joined Magnetar in 2016 after six years at Goldman Sachs on the Fixed Income Derivatives team, where she analyzed interest rate, FX, and credit risks in the banking and specialty finance sectors. She holds a B.S. in Economics from Duke University.
Where does Lianna Gao work?: Lianna Gao is Chief Operating Officer, Business Development & Strategic Initiatives at Magnetar AI Ventures.
Where did Lianna Gao go to school?: Lianna Gao studied at Duke University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics).