Yi Li currently serves as Director at Airbnb, overseeing Search Infrastructure, Knowledge Graph, and Machine Learning Infrastructure since November 2021. Prior to this role, Yi Li accumulated extensive experience at Microsoft from 2006 to November 2021, holding various positions including Partner Group Engineering Manager, Partner General Manager, Principal Development Manager, and Development Lead, primarily focused on Bing and its related technologies. Earlier in the career, Yi Li worked as a Scientist at Vidient and as a Software Engineer at Alcatel-Lucent. Academic credentials include a PhD and Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Washington, as well as two Master's degrees and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Peking University.