Professor Dr. Noah Qiao

Biography

Noah Qiao is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Cornell Law School and the founder and CEO of Deepwater & Co., where he assists private equity firms in embedding AI investment cycles to enhance fundraising, capital deployment, and value creation. His prior experience includes being a partner at the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis, where he advised global private equity and venture capital sponsors on SEC registration, fund formation, strategic transactions, compliance, and examinations. In 2024, he was recognized as one of the Lawyers: Ones to Watch for his work at the intersection of technology, finance, and law. He actively speaks at industry forums regarding AI applications in private equity and has contributed insights to Bloomberg Law and Law360. Noah holds a J.D. from Cornell Law School, an M.B.A. from the Wharton School, and a B.Com. from the University of Toronto.

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