Hi, I'm Klay.你好，我是 Klay。
Brown alum.
Founder & CEO of Nexar — governed payout infrastructure for creator-led commerce. Building the rules engine that converts non-standard creator contracts into automated, auditable settlement flows.
Creator of the KAPX Index — a daily U.S.-equity fear-pricing gauge (CNN Fear & Greed ÷ VIX), published at Market Chronicle.
Serial entrepreneur with roots in investment banking (TMT & Consumer, 7 years). Previously built an executive search firm from the ground up as the first hire alongside a Sequoia China veteran, serving 50+ VC/PE and tech clients including Sequoia, Hillhouse, Warburg and more.
Marathon runner, World Marathon Majors chaser ⭐️ (4⭐️/8) — Berlin ×2, Chicago, London, Sydney.
A lifelong fan of competitive sport.
- Basketball: a 20-year Lakers & Kobe devotee — once a Laker, always a Laker.
- Tennis: a Federer man who has grown to admire Djokovic.
- Badminton: Lin Dan — Super Dan, two Olympic golds and all the swagger, the man who made a racket sport feel like rock & roll.
- Football: die Mannschaft, through thick and thin — the machine-like Germany of 2014 won me over, and I never left.
- Marathon: forever sold on Kipchoge's “No human is limited,” with a soft spot for Suguru Ōsako's quiet grit.
- Brand: a die-hard Nike loyalist — “Just Do It” has been stuck in my head since day one.
布朗大学校友。
Nexar 创始人 & CEO，为创作者电商打造受治理的资金结算基建：一台把非标创作者合约转成自动化、可审计结算流的规则引擎。
KAPX 指数（K 指数）创造者：一个每交易日发布的美股恐惧定价指标（CNN 恐贪 ÷ VIX），发布于 美股编年史 Market Chronicle。
连续创业者，投行出身（TMT 与消费组，7 年）。此前作为一号员工，与一位红杉中国老兵从零做起一家高管猎头公司，服务过红杉、高瓴、华平等 50+ 家 VC/PE 与科技公司。
马拉松跑者，世界马拉松大满贯跑者 ⭐️（4⭐️/8）：柏林 ×2、芝加哥、伦敦、悉尼。
热爱一切竞技运动。
- 篮球：20 年的湖人 & 科比球迷，一日紫金，终身湖人。
- 网球：费德勒球迷，如今也钦佩德约。
- 羽毛球：林丹，超级丹，两枚奥运金牌和一身桀骜，把一项拍类运动打出了摇滚味。
- 足球：德国战车的死忠，2014 年那支精密如机器的德国队让我入坑，此后再没离开。
- 马拉松：被基普乔格那句 No human is limited 彻底折服，也偏爱大迫杰沉默的狠劲。
- 品牌：Nike 铁粉，Just Do It 从第一天起就刻在脑子里。
Projects项目
A self-updating chronicle of U.S. markets — a century of the S&P 500, half a century of the Nasdaq, and 22 sector leaders, plus two home-grown timing signals: the KAPX Index and the LEAPS Window.一个自动更新的美股编年史：标普 500 的一个世纪、纳斯达克的半个世纪、22 个板块龙头，外加两个自制择时信号：K 指数与 LEAPS 窗口。