Jenny Kwan is a Data with a focus on engineering and how to build indispensable data teams. | 20+ years in data and tech. at bem. Colleagues describe them as "I had the fortune to work with Alyssa on some technical issues for which she provided excellent consultation. She has a keen ability to break down complex challenges into their constituent components and clear blockers. I appreciated not just her technical know-how, but the facility with which she was able to communicate and collaborate effectively. It was a pleasure to work with Alyssa and I would readily do so again.", "Alyssa is one of the best engineering leaders and entrepreneurs I've worked with. When bootstrapping Clara Lending's first data engineering team, I had the fortune to follow Alyssa's lead and learn from her domain expertise in data engineering as well as from her professionalism. A great craftswoman, Alyssa doesn't just design and develop highly scalable and maintainable data platforms, she goes the extra mile to make sure users of these products are happy and satisfied. The data analytics platform Alyssa built at Clara Lending became the central place where people go to get their questions answered, in a matter of weeks. A wonderful mentor, Alyssa is a living example of thoughtful leadership. Members in her team never are never pressured to do anything; instead, Alyssa motivates people by understanding their needs and presenting the right opportunity to the right person. Although armed with a decade-long experience in data engineering and analytics, she's never biased. In fact, she spares no effort ensuring her team has the necessary resource and support. Her open-mindedness and thoughtfulness make her a "multiplier", as opposed to an "addition" to her team's productivity. A responsible entrepreneur, Alyssa cares deeply about user and product. Given her skills and experience, there's nothing she can't build. However, instead of chasing a quick success, she serves her users by tackling some of the most challenging problems in the data field - data lineage, mutability vs immutability, explainability - to name a few. As Alyssa continues upholding the high standard, I believe her commitment to long-term success will protect the best interest of her customers and investors. People-oriented, product-minded, impact-driven, Alyssa is truly extraordinary in every aspect. Given the chance, I will not hesitate to work with her again; and I challenge all of Alyssa's future colleagues to find a better teammate and friend than her.", and "Alyssa is one of the sharpest thinkers I know. She ran the Data Team at Clara when I was CTO there. She always had experience and solid reasoning to back up her intuitions. Though she didn't need it because I trusted her implicitly. Whatever project or challenge she took on, she delivered. I'm grateful to have had the chance to work with and learn from her."