KATHERINE FRITSCH
EXPERIENCE
**/**** –Present
Stanford University
Cancer Immunotherapy Research Assistant
Creating novel cancer vaccine therapeutics to end the war on cancer. Working in Dr. Holbrook Kohrt’s lab.
12/2013 –06/2014
Palantir Technologies
Global Leverage Partner
Helping Palantir forge partnerships with mission-critical organizations to solve the world's hardest problems. Responsible for identifying, evaluating and exploring potential growth opportunities and partnerships globally. Collaborate with our engineers to understand and articulate how we can address our partners hardest problems. Formed partnerships in Singapore and Korea.
06/2013–12/2013
Google/Medifit/Equinox
Group Fitness Instructor & Personal Trainer
Performed fitness assessments, and designed workout programs for a diverse population. Taught swim lessons to adults. Tier II trainer.
01/2013 –04/2013
Google X
User Experience Analyst
Responsible for data analysis and presentation for the self-driving car project. Used event meta-data, video gesture analysis, and survey data to assess safety, comfort, and ease-of-use during live field trials. Performed data analysis with R and created data visualizations with ggplot2.
01/2012 – Present
Stanford University
Entrepreneurial Research Assistant
Mentoring Stanford students in Technology Entrepreneurship course. Leading a Stanford team to coordinate the launch and marketing of lean start ups to address specific areas of great social demand.
08/2012 –11/2012
TEDxSF
Head of Operations and Marketing
Responsible for operations and event planning for TEDxSF 7 Billion Well Global Health conference. Developing key relationships within the community to promote and fund the production of TEDxSF. Organizing committee member. Managed $100k fundraising campaign and production expenses as well as reviewing and securing speakers and special guests for the event.
08/2012 –Present
Katie’s Fun House
Founder and Chief Executive Katie
Silicon Valley’s premier Hacker House experience.
01/2011 – 01/2012
Israel Loring and Country Elementary School
Developmental Psychology Intern
Worked with students to foster social, emotional, behavioral, and academic development. Collaborated with parents, teachers, and administration to promote understanding of student mental health concerns and its impact on the school environment. Created group counseling programs and led individual and group counseling sessions.
06/2009 –04/2009
Boston College / Harvard University
Research Assistant, Laboratory of Dr. Lisa Fieldman Barrett and Dr. Wendy Mendes
Assisted in conducting psycho-physiological experiments by enrolling and setting up patients, taking measurements using multiple state-of-the-art techniques, conducted data entry and analysis on 100 students.
EDUCATION
2012-2014 Stanford University
Management Science and Engineering
GPA 3.84
2010-2012 Boston College
MA Psychology
GPA 3.83
2006-2010 Boston College
BA Psychology
GPA 3.67
CERTIFICATIONS/AWARDS
Olympic Trial Participant (2004)
NASM
CPR/AED
US Masters Swimming Coach Certified
Certified Spin Instructor
Yoga Alliance Certified (RYS-200 Hour)
Record holder in multiple (5) events for Boston College NCAA Academic All-American