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  • Columbia University

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Volunteer Experience

  • MIT Sloan School of Management Graphic

    MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, judge for both the research paper competition and startup competition

    MIT Sloan School of Management

    - Present 5 years 8 months

    Judge, MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, startup competition judge and research paper competition judge. Full paper submissions were evaluated on novelty of research, academic rigor, validity of model, reproducibility, application, interest and impact.

  • Cornell University Graphic

    Cornell and Cornell Tech, Venture Consultant

    Cornell University

    - Present 9 years 7 months

    Cornell Tech, Crit Sessions [2020-2023]
    Cornell Tech, Open Studio [2015 to 2020]
    Cornell Entrepreneurship, Venture Consultant [2016 to 2018]

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    Penn Wharton Startup Challenge, Judge

    The Wharton School

    - Present 10 years 7 months

    Judge, Penn Wharton Startup Challenge 2015 to 2023

  • Columbia University in the City of New York Graphic

    Startup Columbia Venture Competition, Judge

    Columbia University in the City of New York

    - Present 10 years 7 months

    Judge, Startup Columbia Venture Competition: 2015 to 2020

  • Yale University Graphic

    Startup Yale Venture Competition, Judge

    Yale University

    - 1 year

    Judge, Startup Yale Venture Competition 2019, the Miller Prize supporting students working on innovative tech or tech-enabled solutions through a $25,000 cash prize.

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    Wharton Social Impact, Entrepreneur in Residence

    The Wharton School

    - Present 10 years

  • The Wharton School Graphic

    Wharton School, Entrepreneur In Residence

    The Wharton School

    - Present 11 years

  • Columbia Business School Graphic

    Mentor, Entrepreneurial Sounding Board

    Columbia Business School

    - 3 years

  • The Johns Hopkins University Graphic

    Mentor, O’Connor Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Fund

    The Johns Hopkins University

    - 2 years

  • Time Warner Inc. Graphic

    Co-Founder and Co-Chairperson, Asian-American Employee Group

    Time Warner Inc.

    - 8 years

    Co-Founder and Co-Chairperson of Time Inc.'s Asian-American employee group and served as member of CEO's Diversity Steering Council. Two-time recipient of the President's Achievement Award.

Organizations

  • Cornell University

    Mentor, Venture Consultant

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    Work with current students, graduates, PhD's, and Postdocs at Cornell and Cornell Tech. Cornell Entrepreneurship Summit NYC '16, Judge, Venture Competition, November 2016 Cornell Hackathon, BigRed Hacks Finals, Judge, September 2016 Cornell Tech, Open Studio: May 2015, December 2015, May 2016 Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management, Mentor in Virtual Residence, 2015 to present Cornell Entrepreneurship, Business Plan Competition - Judge: April 2015 Specialties: Art of the…

    Work with current students, graduates, PhD's, and Postdocs at Cornell and Cornell Tech. Cornell Entrepreneurship Summit NYC '16, Judge, Venture Competition, November 2016 Cornell Hackathon, BigRed Hacks Finals, Judge, September 2016 Cornell Tech, Open Studio: May 2015, December 2015, May 2016 Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management, Mentor in Virtual Residence, 2015 to present Cornell Entrepreneurship, Business Plan Competition - Judge: April 2015 Specialties: Art of the pitch:2-sentence pitch, business plan, pitch deck, and demo day Lean startup method: hypothesis testing, customer development, MVP development, and pivoting Venture financing: preparation, valuation, and terms from an entrepreneur's perspective Go to market strategy, growth hacking, marketing to early adapters and the mainstream market Team building: founders, co-founders, advisors, board of directors, hire, buy, build or partner

  • The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania

    Entrepreneur in Residence

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    Mentor and coach students, faculty, and staff from Wharton grad, Wharton undergrad, Penn Engineering, and Penn Medical School. Entrepreneur in Residence, Wharton Entrepreneurship. 2015 Entrepreneur in Residence, Wharton Social Impact Initiative. 2016 Wharton Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition - Judge: 2015 & 2016

  • Columbia Business School

    Advisor and Mentor

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    Mentor and coach Columbia Business School students, graduates, faculty and staff. Meet and mentor new ventures on campus, in the Columbia Startup Lab, and as part of the Columbia Startup Accelerator program. Work with graduates, PhD's, and Postdocs. Columbia Venture Competition - Judge, 2015 & 2016

  • Johns Hopkins

    Advisor, Entrepreneurship Fund

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    Member of the Advisory Board for the Ralph O’Connor Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Fund. Investment fund is intended to support undergraduate entrepreneurship via the support of student-led teams and projects. “O’Connor Awards��� will be available to undergraduate student groups who are working on developing a technology or a solution that has a clear commercial or entrepreneurial focus.

  • University of Southern California

    Entrepreneur in Residence, Stevens Center for Innovation

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    Mentor and coach USC faculty and staff. Worked with PhD's, MD's and Postdocs to translate and commercialize USC research into products for public benefit through licensing, collaborations, and the promotion of entrepreneurship and innovation.

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