Yizheng Wang is the head of AI at Straiker, an AI security startup backed by leading venture capital firms. He holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University, where his research focused on sequential decision-making under uncertainty, developing intelligent agents for safety-critical applications in climate and energy. At Straiker, he leads the development of AI safety systems, including red-teaming and risk detection frameworks for generative and agentic AI, with a focus on making these systems more robust, reliable, and aligned with human values.
