Lin (Jolene) Zhong

Knowledgeable about financial markets with a focus on Emerging Markets Cross-Assets Strategy research. Published ~200 reports for the past 3 years. Skilled at quantitative modeling and qualitative investment ideas generation.

MARKETING DIRECTOR 09/2017 to 05/2018

Ascend NYU, New York, NY

• Organize the 2018 Ascend Business Conference with 200 student attendance, 12 industry leaders from prominent companies such as Barclays and Citi to discuss the implications of trends and policies reshaping our economy, and lead the banking panel agenda design
• Launch promotional campaigns for 20+ events by using Ascend's network and social media and inviting leading companies in New York such as Goldman Sachs and the Big Four firms for panel discussion; resulted in 80% increase in attendance (from 13 to 100+)
• Establish co-marketing partnerships with 10+ NYU clubs, receiving 5% of the entire university (2500 people) on mailing list

FOUNDER for SOCIAL IMPACT INITIATIVE 06/2017 to 08/2017

Stanford Silicon Valley Innovation Academy, Stanford, CA

• Led team's efforts to solve household food waste by conducting 120+ interviews and surveys, and synthesizing market data
• Selected among 80 students to build a startup from idea to product launch in Denmark by forming and collaborating with a team of 5
• Developed a prototype with 3 features (reminder of food before expiration date, personal recipe organizers based on inventory, inventory tracking shopping lists and daily consumption), designed a business model and created a pitch deck for the final presentation
• Pitched our idea to Silicon Valley entrepreneurs as a finalist in the final pitch competition (8 out of 80) and won the Best Idea Award

Novel Writing (Warriors Sequel - fan writing), Graphic Design, Piano (National Piano Grading Test Level 7), Drawing (Parsons Certificate Program), Singing (2 years in school chorus), Traveling (over 15 countries), Trying New Restaurants