Patrick (Bo) Kane leads capital strategy at Affirm, an American financial technology firm. Prior to Affirm, he began his career as an investment banker at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York, specializing in asset-backed capital markets transactions. He studied Chinese, Economics, and Mathematics at Williams College. A longtime student of Mandarin, Bo’s admiration for Chinese civilization began in high school after spending a summer in Chengdu sponsored by the U.S. State Department. He is deeply committed to improving global common prosperity through reforming capitalism. Bo is from the United States.