EDUCATION

THE WHARTON SCHOOL & LAUDER INSTITUTE
Philadelphia, PA · 2008 - 2010
MBA/MA (International studies, focus in Mandarin Chinese/East Asia); Real Estate

• Named to Lauder Director’s List (2008-2009), Recipient of Benjamin Franklin Kahn/WRIT Real Estate Award
• Elected to Lauder Institute Student Advisory Board, 2008 National Net Impact Conference (Planning Committee)
• Member of Wharton’s Consulting, Real Estate (VP of Social Events), Social Impact, and Greater China Clubs
• Volunteer for Zell-Lurie Fall Members’ Meeting (2008/9), Participant in ULI/Gerald D. Hines Student Design Competition
• Summer research for Master’s project in Brazil and China – “Global Trends and Best Practices in Green RE Development”

STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Palo Alto, CA · 2000 - 2004
BA; Economics with Honors

• Thesis: The Effect of Perceived Earthquake Risk on the San Francisco Bay Area Housing Market
• Summer abroad in Beijing, China and Semester abroad in London, England

EXPERIENCE

WOKAI.ORG; NON-PROFIT TO RAISE CAPITAL FOR MICRO-FINANCE LENDING IN RURAL CHINA
Beijing, China · Summer 2009
Marketing Associate

• Pitched co-branded t-shirt design to Beijing apparel shop, negotiated revenue sharing model; shirts will be sold this fall
• Grew website traffic by an average of 10% week-on-week through online marketing outreach and SEO analysis
• Managed five UPenn undergrad interns to create a marketing strategy aimed at university students
• Designed and initiated partnerships with local language schools to outsource Chinese translation for Wokai’s website, thus improving consistency and quality control of website content

ECONOMICS RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
San Francisco, CA · 2006 - 2008
Associate

• Managed field research, site visits and interviews to complete market analyses; resulted in successful financing of multiple second-home resort development proposals throughout the Caribbean and Asia
• Formulated programming strategies and modeled cash flows for mixed-use developments ranging from $25MM to $400 MM
• Gathered project-specific demographic, economic and competitive research to model the operational revenue structure and financial feasibility of themed attractions in the Shanghai, Beijing, and Guizhou regions in China
• Quantified economic impact of light-rail systems in Baltimore, Portland and Santa Clara
• Selected Project Experience:
• $400 MM mixed-use resort community for Suzhou Industrial Park Urban Development (Suzhou, China)
• 400 acre ski-in/ski-out residential and commercial development for Brundage Mountain Resort, near McCall, Idaho
• Strategic planning for cultural zone in Guizhou, China, part of government initiative to increase tourism to western China
• Expansion of Cap Jaluca resort on the Caribbean island of Anguilla

BATES WHITE, LLC
Washington, DC · 2004 - 2006
Consultant II

• Managed a team of five to compile data and industry research in preparation for econometric analysis resulting in the allocation of a $250MM antitrust settlement in the diamond industry in favor of our client
• Presented findings from transactional analysis of data of 15 natural gas clients involved in a $1.5 B market manipulation case to two Houston-based clients
• Forecasted competitive consequences of a pending merger in the casket industry using industry concentration metrics
• Analyzed demand implications of various market designs for a deregulated electricity market in New England
• Taught quality control training course for new employees, and held mentor position for new consultants

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Program: MBA

Club Membership: MBA

Interests:

• Advisory/Consulting
• Design
• Development

Interested in a job/internship in:

• Asia
• Asia-Pacific
• California
• Mid-West USA
• Northeast USA
• West Coast USA

Computer Skills & Languages: Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, ARGUS, GIS, Microsoft Office, C/C++, SQL, STATA Organization Memberships: The Urban Land Institute, U.S. Green Building Council Hobbies & Interests: Traveling, Painting, Hiking, Finding inexpensive authentic ethnic restaurants