Jay Hao is the CEO of OKX, a cryptocurrency exchange, and digital wallet platform.^[1] As a CEO, he is responsible for overseeing the company's strategy, operations, and growth. He is also the Chief Customer Service Officer at OKX, acting as a bridge between OKX and its users. ^[1]

Career

2003

Jay Hao worked at Anyka SZ as the ASIC Director, serving as the project management lead for multimedia chips (H.263/MPEG2/MP3), overseeing a project staff of 20. He acted as key chip architect for multimedia chips for mobile phones and led the development of MIDI and MP3 IP core. He was also involved in all aspects of ASIC flow, including frontend, backend all the way through chip tape out. ^[1]

2005

At Amedia Networks, Inc., Jay Hao worked as Vice President Of Engineering where he led and oversaw the product design lifecycle for the wireless connectivity chip, from architecture design to final tape out. He led FPGA prototype testing, chip system verification, and production testing. He also served as the key point of contact for VIP clients.^[1]

2006

Jay Hao was the CEO of Unichip Technology. He oversaw and managed the RTL design team for multimedia codec SoC and backend design services teams. He also oversaw DTMB chip design and tape-out. ^[1]

2011

He was the Chairman at Nurotech Inc., where he advised and guided the design team for the Amblyopia chip and product. He also played a leading role in customer relationship management. ^[1]

2017

In 2017, Jay Hao was the Chairman at Hormones Live Inc. where he led the company’s external communications program with a focus on the blockchain sector, he oversaw and advised on APP development, and guided the operation team’s efforts in achieving a successful APP launch. ^[1]

2018

Jay Hao joined OKX as the CEO in November 2018. OKX is a Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange that offers a wide selection of trading pairs and a product suite in the industry, ranging from spot trading, and margin trading, to crypto derivatives such as futures, perpetual swaps, and options, helping traders, miners, and institutional investors optimize their investment strategies. ^[1][6]

Experience in OKX

Jay Hao joined OKX in the early days when the blockchain space was full of hype, rumors, and myth. His goal has been to provide users with the best trading experience and the richest trading products. He sees security, innovation, and reliability as the 3 pillars of OKX. ^[6]

About his experience building the business, Jay Hao mentioned how important it is for him to be on the front lines with the customers to really understand their needs and pain points. He also talks about the importance of lifelong learning in the "fast-changing" blockchain space. In 5 years, Jay Hao believes that blockchain will transform the existing financial system and the gap between traditional finance and blockchain will come to a close. ^[6][7]

Personal Life

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, he 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. ^[3][4][7]

Education

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. ^[2]