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New York, United States

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

• Performed pre-investment analysis of biotech start-ups and created due diligence memos summarizing market trends, competitive landscape, product details, growth, and risks.
• Engaged with start-up founders to gather comprehensive progress updates and vital data not captured during the due diligence phase; updated cross-functional team with findings collected during the interviews.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Extended return offer
• Supported the design and implementation of risk management program for a $1.2T AUM trust fund to mitigate third-party risks, ensure compliance with government regulations, and educate ~20,000 employees on information.
• Collected feedback from client representatives on the pilot implementation of the risk management program to ensure client satisfaction

Shanghai, China

• Conducted industry analysis of industrial automation market through extensive research and expert interviews
• Led sourcing workstream by analyzing industry structure, business cycle, future trends, and competitive landscape, and identifying leading players for investment targets
• Presented findings to investment team of 6 principals and partners including synthesizing interview reports and financial data analysis

Virtual

• Assessed Books N Bros' communication strategy through founder interviews, survey analysis, and evaluation of public information, including client interaction, social media engagement, website content, and subscription.
• Developed a target persona and redesign Books N Bros' product offerings, growing subscribers by 400% in a year.
• Crafted a more effective client communication to optimize social media utilization to align with client demographics.

Virtual

• Worked with a non-profit community development organization
• Evaluated and improved the non-profit organization’s marketing strategy to attract and retain external investors for the redevelopment of vacant buildings and underutilized resources in the community
• Identified unique differentiation of various neighborhoods based on their locations, features, and historic features to attract different businesses and investors
• Developed and presented a proposed marketing strategy to a group of representatives from the organization

- Learned the operation of different departments in AT&T

Virtual

• Worked with a leading insurance company on its mental health program
• Created comprehensive graphs and charts representing working conditions and effectiveness of the company’s mental health initiatives by analyzing wellness survey results and data from 300+ employees
• Built an improvement plan for the mental health program by conducting virtual interviews with 60+ employees and analyzing transcripts to identify keywords of working conditions and perceptions of the program
• Identified successful approaches, industry standards, and best practices by collecting, analyzing, and presenting the comparison of competitors’ similar strategies

Beijing City, China

- Researched and evaluated potential performances for an annual Chinese TV show

Bachelor'S Degree, Finance & Economics

Activities and Societies: Sigma Iota Rho (SIR), WashU China Connection (VP External Affair), WashU Student Investment Fund (WUSIF), Night.

4.37/4.50

Activities and Societies: Business Club, Code Crew (Programming club), JV TennisHonors: AP Scholar with Distinction (July 2018).

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