# Ada Guan

> Ada Guan is the Sydney-based CEO and co-founder of RDC.AI, formerly Rich Data Co. After working at Woolworths, Westpac and Oracle, she co-founded the company in 2016 to help lenders understand borrowers through explainable AI. Her public reflections connect that mission with trusted co-founders, rock climbing and mentoring future entrepreneurs.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-founder at RDC.AI
- **Organizations:** RDC.AI, Rich Data Co, Oracle, Westpac, Woolworths
- **Education:** Master of Computer Engineering, University of New South Wales, Executive MBA, Australian Graduate School of Management, UNSW, Bachelor of Science, Shenzhen University, INSEAD
- **Known for:** Co-founded RDC in 2016 and led its expansion into US banking., Led RDC through a Series B round totalling A$37 million., AmCham Australia Alliance Awards AI category finalist in 2024.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2016** — Worked in technology at Woolworths, in strategy and architecture at Westpac, and in global client advisory at Oracle.
- **2016** — Co-founded Rich Data Co with Gordon Campbell, Charles Guan and Michael Coomer.
- **2023** — RDC announced an A$28 million initial Series B close led by Westpac and nCino.
- **2024** — RDC signed M&T Bank as its first US banking customer; the Series B reached A$37 million after an Acorn Capital investment.
- **2024** — Delivered a keynote to AGSM graduates and was an AmCham Australia Alliance Awards AI category finalist.
- **2025** — Rich Data Co became RDC.AI in April.
- **2026** — RDC.AI reached its tenth year; its M&T work received an Editor’s Choice award and it launched RDC.AI Cowork.

## Achievements

- Co-founded RDC in 2016 and led its expansion into US banking.
- Led RDC through a Series B round totalling A$37 million.
- AmCham Australia Alliance Awards AI category finalist in 2024.
- Keynote speaker for AGSM’s 2024 graduating class.
- RDC.AI and M&T Bank’s partnership received the 2026 Banking Tech Awards USA Editor’s Choice award.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — RDC.AI launched Cowork on October 6, an AI workspace for commercial banking.
- **2026-08** — M&T Bank announced that its work with RDC.AI received the Editor’s Choice award at the 2026 Banking Tech Awards USA.

## Links

- Website: https://rdc.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/adaguan

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Last updated: 2026-10-12