Current Position:
Data Analytics Manager, The Fortune Society
Free-time interests:
Volunteering for organizations such as NYC Pride and the Olympic Games. “I provided linguistic and logistical assistance at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, which were incredible experiences.”
What was the path that led you to GS?
I grew up in Shanghai, and when I was in high school, my family moved to Hong Kong. During my high school years there, I was drawn to New York to attend college. After my gap years, I ended up attending a university in upstate New York. After my first year there, I took summer classes at Columbia, and then I applied to transfer to GS. It was my dream to go there, and I was so excited when I learned I’d been accepted.
Why was your GS education so meaningful to you?
I entered GS in 2016 and graduated in 2022, having taken a couple of semesters off in the middle, with a double major in statistics and linguistics. For me, a big part of the GS education is the unique student body. People come to GS from all walks of life, whether they are military veterans, people who transfer, or people who have taken long breaks in their life. Through getting to know my GS peers, I learned lots of lessons from their life experiences. I also met the love of my life, Peter Trevino, at GS. We got married in the fall of 2020, and Dean Rosen-Metsch officiated.
Why is it important to you to give back to GS?
To say that GS changed my life is not an overstatement. I want to contribute to the School so more opportunities can be afforded to future generations of students. I am one of two cochairs of the Recent Alumni Committee. We support initiatives and organize events for recent alums. Recent alums have different struggles than alums who graduated a long time ago, and many are job searching. We often host careerfocused networking events to introduce people to each other.
What accomplishments are you proudest of?
One that I am especially proud of was working for Duolingo, which started when I was living in Hong Kong. I helped them develop the Chinese for English speakers course and the English for Chinese speakers course. We had this passion to provide free Chinese language education to the world, and now millions of people have used the program.
