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# Kevin Gao

**Headline:** Product & Ops @ Pax AI \(YC S24\)
**Profession:** Product & Ops \- Founding Team
**Location:** San Francisco, California, United States

## About

Kevin Gao is a Product & Ops member of the founding team at Pax, a YC S24 company building agentic AI for global trade\. He combines product, operations, software, and investment experience, with strengths in data analysis, Python, Java, quality assurance, and Microsoft Excel\. Kevin’s background spans product management roles at Worldpay and Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions, software engineering at SponsorCX, and software\-focused investing experience at Blueprint Equity and William Blair\. He also worked as a Private Equity Winter Analyst at Shore Capital Partners\. Kevin earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from Northwestern University in 2025\. He can be reached at \[contact removed\]\.

## Services

- Java
- Quality Assurance
- Data Analysis
- Microsoft Excel
- Python \(Programming Language\)

## Highlights

- Serves on the founding Product & Ops team at Pax, a YC S24 company building agentic AI for global trade\.
- Worked as a Product Manager at Worldpay\.
- Completed a Product Manager Internship at Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions\.
- Worked as a Software Engineer Intern at SponsorCX\.
- Worked as a Growth Equity Analyst at Blueprint Equity, focused on software\.
- Worked as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst at William Blair, focused on software\.
- Worked as a Private Equity Winter Analyst at Shore Capital Partners\.
- Earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from Northwestern University in 2025\.
- Lists skills in Java, Python, quality assurance, data analysis, and Microsoft Excel\.

## Experience

- **Product & Ops \- Founding Team at Pax** (2025\-09\-01–present) — Agentic AI for global trade
- **Product Manager at Worldpay** (2025\-06\-01–2025\-09\-01)
- **Product Manager Intern at Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions** (2024\-06\-01–2024\-08\-01)
- **Software Engineer Intern at SponsorCX** (2024\-03\-01–2024\-06\-01)
- **Investment Banking Summer Analyst at William Blair** (2023\-06\-01–2023\-08\-01) — Software
- **Growth Equity Analyst at Blueprint Equity** (2022\-06\-01–2022\-09\-01) — Software
- **Private Equity Winter Analyst at Shore Capital Partners** (2022\-01\-01–2022\-03\-01)

## Education

- Bachelor of Science \- BS, Computer Information Systems — Northwestern University (2021\-01\-01–2025\-01\-01)

## FAQ

### What does Kevin do?

Kevin Gao is a Product & Ops member of the founding team at Pax, a YC S24 company focused on agentic AI for global trade\.

### What is Kevin’s role at Pax?

Kevin works on product and operations as part of Pax’s founding team\. Pax is focused on agentic AI for global trade\.

### What did Kevin do at Worldpay?

Kevin previously worked as a Product Manager at Worldpay\.

### What did Kevin do at Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions?

Kevin was a Product Manager Intern at Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions\.

### What did Kevin do at SponsorCX?

Kevin worked as a Software Engineer Intern at SponsorCX\.

### What did Kevin do at Blueprint Equity?

Kevin worked as a Growth Equity Analyst at Blueprint Equity, with a focus on software\.

### What did Kevin do at William Blair?

Kevin was an Investment Banking Summer Analyst at William Blair, focused on software\.

### What did Kevin do at Shore Capital Partners?

Kevin worked as a Private Equity Winter Analyst at Shore Capital Partners\.

### Where did Kevin study?

Kevin earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from Northwestern University in 2025\.

### What are Kevin’s professional skills?

Kevin’s listed skills include Java, Python, quality assurance, data analysis, and Microsoft Excel\.

### How can I contact Kevin?

Kevin can be reached at \[contact removed\]\.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/kevin\-gao\-5794bb1bb

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