Songhua Hu

Founder

2021 - Current

• Polkachu supports 103 blockchain networks as validator / node operator. • ~$500M crypto assets are staked with Polkachu on blockchains such as Aptos, Celestia, CosmosHub, dYdX, Injective, NEAR, and Solana

Chief Operating Officer

2015 - 2020

Director of Consumer Alliance

2014 - 2015

Senior Product Manager

2013 - 2013

• Launch a payroll-based consumer loan product

Senior Associate, Strategy & Operations

2010 - 2013

• Led cross-functional teams to implement 1-hour funding and weekend funding projects for UK loan products; efforts enhanced Enova’s product offerings to fulfill customer cash needs • Led multivariate landing page tests to increase customer acquisition rates through digital channel; efforts yield 5-10% savings in digital customer acquisition costs • Negotiated contracts with vendors of risk management products and SMS products and led the implementation of these products • Tested and developed various approaches to assess customer credit risk and fraud risk; efforts led to an increase of 300-500 basis points in loan issue rate • Developed and conducted trainings for >100 call center reps; efforts improved the call center operations substantially

Co-founder

2012 - 2012

• Joined the company as a late founder • Co-ran operations with the CEO - merchandizing, web update, shipping, moving company head quarter • Managed 4 summer interns to expand business • Shut down the business after a candid analysis on the state of business

Senior Associate

2007 - 2009

• Developed a list-price strategy and assisted in the national roll-out for a high-tech client; efforts yielded an additional price increase of 2% and generated $20M additional revenue in 2009 • Performed pre-due-diligence on a service company and presented the recommendation to an investment bank regarding the risks in its senior debt investment • Collaborated with a client team to redesign sales coverage model for a IT hardware client; efforts yielded ~10% more sales through channel partners • Reviewed and stress-tested a banking client’s three-year strategic plan to prepare the CEO for a board presentation • Refined the marketing pitch book for a US-based sports league for its China expansion road show

Customer Insights Analyst

2007 - 2007

• Led a third-party vendor team to design and implement customer panels in China and Japan; coordinated a cross-functional team to ensure timely launch of the panels • Analyzed the panel data to assess competitive landscape in online search and advertising market

Sales Analyst (part-time)

2005 - 2007

• Optimized the selection of Wal-Mart stores in which to place company products by analyzing point-of-sales data; efforts yielded ~20% more sales and reduced product returns by ~10%