James Chang Email & Phone Number

Berkeley, California, United States

- Directed a team to build a 3-year housing funding strategy – drafted legislation to acquire resources, interviewed community pillars to determine scoops of options, and helped realize a 45% decrease in homelessness, outpacing a countywide increase- Created and established a cross-functional leadership team among business and activist groups by prioritizing public safety goals; secured $8 Million for non-emergency healthcare responders with no cuts to existing public safety and police… Show more - Directed a team to build a 3-year housing funding strategy – drafted legislation to acquire resources, interviewed community pillars to determine scoops of options, and helped realize a 45% decrease in homelessness, outpacing a countywide increase- Created and established a cross-functional leadership team among business and activist groups by prioritizing public safety goals; secured $8 Million for non-emergency healthcare responders with no cuts to existing public safety and police funds- Project managed the creation of legislation to secure $27M of infrastructure funding through conducting collaborative meetings between the City and neighborhood stakeholders and lobbying for equitable funding; legislation successfully passed Show less

Elected member of the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board

2180 Milvia Street, Berkeley, Ca 94704

California, United States

The Park Advisory Committee (PAC) is a 21-member citizens' advisory group appointed by the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors. Candidates are nominated by individual Board members and a variety of other public entities, such as the Mayors' Conference, Board of Supervisors, and Special District Chapters of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.The PAC studies issues and makes recommendations and comments on a spectrum of policy issues, such as grazing, dogs, horses and bikes… Show more The Park Advisory Committee (PAC) is a 21-member citizens' advisory group appointed by the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors. Candidates are nominated by individual Board members and a variety of other public entities, such as the Mayors' Conference, Board of Supervisors, and Special District Chapters of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.The PAC studies issues and makes recommendations and comments on a spectrum of policy issues, such as grazing, dogs, horses and bikes in parks, the Park District budget, naming park facilities, park land use plans, new concessions, and more. Show less

San Francisco Bay Area

- Led a mission-critical workstream on a cost-reduction client project – assessed operational efficiency, performed best practice analysis and benchmarking – converted key findings into actionable recommendations to capture $10M in cost savings- Devised a comprehensive cost reduction roadmap as part of operational due diligence for a distressed post-acquisition buy-side transaction, conducting deep-dive research and SME interviews; identifying cost redundancies through synergies of… Show more - Led a mission-critical workstream on a cost-reduction client project – assessed operational efficiency, performed best practice analysis and benchmarking – converted key findings into actionable recommendations to capture $10M in cost savings- Devised a comprehensive cost reduction roadmap as part of operational due diligence for a distressed post-acquisition buy-side transaction, conducting deep-dive research and SME interviews; identifying cost redundancies through synergies of $50M- Led a cost optimization workstream for potential acquisition in the natural resource industry by performing quantitative analyses and process optimization to assess synergy, resulting in $3.8M in value capture compared to industry peers Show less

San Jose, California, United States

- Orchestrated the implementation of a new credit management system as Interim Project Manager, curtailing instances of credit fraud and payment overages while strengthening safeguards against credit defaults. - Executed case management initiatives, refined system debugging procedures, and mitigated issues with billing disputes, and double charges, duplicate accounts, enhanced accuracy across 400,000+ transactions, and reduced reporting errors by 95%.

San Francisco, California

- Created business cases of Yelp advertising packages for multiple industries – distilled insights from interviews with SMEs by gathering business requirements and in-depth market research – resulted in $0.5M sales/year (top-10% in the department)- Formulated market entry strategy by crafting growth initiatives through promotional plans, analyzing competing restaurant’s web traffic data, and presenting in-person, outperforming and overtaking Open Table by 15% in San Francisco - Chaired… Show more - Created business cases of Yelp advertising packages for multiple industries – distilled insights from interviews with SMEs by gathering business requirements and in-depth market research – resulted in $0.5M sales/year (top-10% in the department)- Formulated market entry strategy by crafting growth initiatives through promotional plans, analyzing competing restaurant’s web traffic data, and presenting in-person, outperforming and overtaking Open Table by 15% in San Francisco - Chaired the LGBTQ employee resource group OUTBurst Show less

San Francisco Bay Area

- Designed customized financial plans for client families by developing financial models, crafting investment strategies, analyzing portfolios, and identifying risk and growth opportunities; achieved a 15% uptick in client retention- Spearheaded and facilitated a restructured lead generation strategy for internal teams, drove proactive outreach and networking, fostered client feedback, and led to 10+ weekly leads and a 20% surge in assets under management

Berkeley, Ca

Berkeley, California

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Economy, Chinese

Double Majored in Political Economy and Chinese Language &Cultures

Business Chinese, Business Chinese

Advance Business Chinese

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Behavioral Sciences

General Education. Degree in Behavior Science