Let me paint you a picture of Xiaxin Hua, born and raised in China, who becomes a woman intrigued by the factual, by what can be measured, weighed, and expressed with clarity. She discovers her passion for statistics and modeling while studying for her undergraduate degree in Finance. In 2010, she relocates to the United States where she earns her PhD from Clark University in Applied Econometrics. In short: she loves data.