About Jay Hao

Jay Hao is the CEO of Crypto Hawk and the former CEO of OKX, a cryptocurrency exchange, and digital wallet platform. As a CEO, he was responsible for overseeing the company's strategy, operations, and growth. Jay Hao is also the Chief Customer Service Officer at OKX, acting as a bridge between OKX and its users. Jay Hao is based in Seychelles, Africa with his family. He considers reading as an escape and his father is the biggest influence in his life. Outside crypto, Jay Hao enjoys traveling and being exposed to new cultures. On Father's day in June 2020, Jay challenged himself by explaining blockchain & bitcoin to his daughter Sophia as simply as possible. Jay Hao graduated from the University of Mississippi with a degree in Electrical Engineering in 1994 and then from Georgia Institute of Technology with an MSEE in Electrical Engineering in 1996. Jay Hao began his career in 2003 as the ASIC Director at Anyka SZ, managing multimedia chip projects and leading a team of 20 staff. He later served as Vice President Of Engineering at Amedia Networks, Inc., overseeing wireless connectivity chip design. In 2006, Hao became CEO of Unichip Technology, managing multimedia codec SoC design. He then chaired Nurotech Inc. in 2011, advising chip design teams. Joining Hormones Live Inc. in 2017 as Chairman, Hao led external communications and app development efforts. He later became CEO of OKX in November 2018, overseeing the cryptocurrency exchange's operations, but stepped down and left the company in January 2023. Currently, he serves as the Managing Director at Mahant Capital since October 2023, overseeing operations in Las Vegas, Nevada, and as an Investor at GharMates since November 2023. Since February 2023, Hao is also the Chief Executive Officer of Crypto Hawk, focusing on digital strategy, marketing, and AI-powered quantitative trading analytics tools. In April 2023, Jay Hao joined Sensorium's advisory board, offering strategic advice for the company's Web3 strategy.