Kwiri Yang is the Founder and CEO of Quantum AI Institute and Second Time Founders, and an 8x founder, limited partner, and investor in AI infrastructure. She works at the intersection of AI, leadership, capital, thought leadership, and organizational transformation.

Quantum AI Institute is an emerging platform supporting AI founders, investors, family offices, and ecosystem leaders navigating the next era of artificial intelligence. The Institute brings together technical insight, leadership development, capital networks, and ethical inquiry to help leaders build with clarity, responsibility, and long term societal impact.

Second Time Founders is a trusted community of repeat founders committed to improving the state of the world through conscious leadership, resilience, reinvention, and meaningful peer support, with over 350 fellowship graduates across the founder and innovation ecosystem.

Over the past 20 years, Kwiri has built 8 companies across education technology, emotional intelligence, future of work, leadership development, and social impact, including two company exits. She founded her first company at age 16, reaching $3M in profit by the time she graduated from UCLA at age 19.

Recognized as a 40 Under 40 Emerging Civic Leader, Kwiri has contributed to global conversations through platforms including the World Economic Forum, Stanford, YPO, Salzburg Global Seminar, and the Education World Forum. A former World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Delegate, she has spoken at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos and the Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin. She is also a certified executive leadership coach, board member, and advisor to private AI companies. She has over 20 years of board governance experience, including serving as board president and trustee of the LA Junior Chamber of Commerce, where she led its historic merger with the LA Area Chamber of Commerce as its youngest board member.