{"id":"elena-kang","title":"Elena Kang","content":"**Elena Kang** is the Director of Business [Strategy](https://iq.wiki/wiki/strategy) and Strategic Partnerships at the quantitative trading firm Presto. She is noted for a multidisciplinary professional background that spans the digital asset industry, traditional finance, and journalism. Her career focus involves driving the institutional adoption of digital assets and facilitating the growth of cross-border financial ecosystems. [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-TZKkXzSSmmiCOYPh)​\n\n## Education\n\nElena Kang earned a master’s degree in Global Economy and Strategy from Yonsei University, completing the program between March 2021 and February 2024. She also obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration in Banking, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law from Baruch College, and a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Business/Management from State University of New York at Buffalo. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-Wd8ahFxv2jJoS0CX) \n\n## Career\n\nElena Kang has worked across financial media, institutional finance, and digital asset strategy. Since September 2023, she has served as Business Strategy Director at Presto Labs in Singapore, where she focuses on institutional partnerships across the Asia-Pacific region and supports go-to-market strategies for partners, particularly in the Korean market.\n\nFrom 2018 to 2023, she was Director of the Strategic Planning Office at Huobi Korea, where she managed institutional relations, led investor relations initiatives, and contributed to regulatory engagement efforts, including the company’s virtual asset service provider (VASP) licensing process.\n\nEarlier in her career, Kang worked in financial journalism. In 2018, she served as a news anchor at Money Today, delivering coverage of global markets and economic developments. From 2016 to 2018, she was a newscaster and foreign correspondent at Korea Economic Daily TV, where she reported on domestic and international financial markets.\n\nShe began her career in finance at Nomura, working in the equity sales and trading division from 2014 to 2016, supporting trade execution and market operations.  [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-Wd8ahFxv2jJoS0CX)  [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-z6Yq5o5oCBBooDWL)  [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-TZKkXzSSmmiCOYPh) ","summary":"Elena Kang is the Director of Business Strategy and Strategic Partnerships at Presto. 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