Andrew Pang was born in China and raised in Los Angeles, growing up bilingual in Cantonese and English. As a first-generation Chinese-American, he often found himself translating more than just languages. That early role as both translator and interpreter shaped his interest in breaking down information and finding ways to make complex ideas understandable. Working with data and GIS has become his way of turning complexity into something people can understand.

He received his MS in Information Systems at CSU Los Angeles and a BA in Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science from UC Santa Cruz.