Lillian ZW. Liao
New York City, NY adjkyv@r.postjobfree.com +1-929-***-****
EDUCATION
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY MS, Applied Analytics, GPA: 3.83/4.0 Feb 2020
• Courses: Security Analysis, SQL Database Design, Python for Data Analysis
• Activities: Members in Columbia Blockchain Alliance, Columbia University Chinese Students and Scholars Association
(CUCSSA), Social Chair in Empowering Asian Women (EAW) at Columbia New York University New York, NY
BS, Media, Culture, and Communications, GPA: 3.66/4.0 May 2018
• Courses: Statistics for Business Control & Regression and Forecasting Models, Web Design & Programming
• Teaching Fellow, Statistics Forecasting & Modeling at NYU Stern School of Business
• 1 of the 3 Kim Suk-Hi and Do-Sim Scholarship Recipients in Yonsei Summer Program, Yonsei University SELECT WORK EXPERIENCE
Alpha Square Group New York, NY
Investment Analyst Oct 2019 – Nov 2020
• Participated in various aspects of deal flow pipeline including portfolio supports. Pre-screened potential investment opportunities for a $400m+ growth fund. Successfully sourced deals such as Parsable, Pie Insurances, Pex, Chorus.ai, Digital Ocean, NetStars, etc
• Expanded 280+ key relationships to the development of the ASG’s global family office and startup ecosystem and promoted the collaborations and long-term partnerships among fund managers in VC/PE, hedge fund, investment banks, and startup founders
• Slashed dataroom/website related marketing costs 40% by negotiating pricing and fees, while ensuring the continuation and enhancements of service
Future\Perfect Ventures New York, NY
Venture Capital Sept 2019 – Nov 2019
• Conducted research and diligence on investment prospects to generate key insights on market and financial profile. Monitored portfolio companies to create summary highlights of recent news and activities
• Created deal memos focused on analytical initiatives, competitor benchmarking, financial and valuation analysis for investments to assess risk and potential returns under various scenarios Delos New York, NY
Growth Marketing June 2018 – Aug 2018
• Independently completed market research on the Chinese Hospitality Industry to provide product strategy and execution plans
• Actively attended and assisted with client meetings, including organizing the company presentation books before meetings
• Pulled and cleaned data from WeChat, Weibo, and LinkedIn database and generated insights on user experience and engagement
• Worked closely with associates, and VPs from other departments, helping ventures team on deal sourcing and due diligence Wharf Real Estate Limited Sichuan, China
Branding and Marketing Analyst May 2017– Aug 2017
• Generated 26%+ followers on the company’s social media after analyzing and identifying keys points to enhance online outreach
• Assisted negotiations with over 100 national and international media and PR agencies to promote two international events
• Organized the International Style Makes Its Mark in Chengdu 2017 Campaign – a 3-month-long marketing campaign at IFS Chengdu
Behavior Lab of Management Department, Stern School of Business New York, NY Research Assistant Sept 2016 – May 2017
• Conducted weekly quantitative user-research to drive insights on consumer engagement related behaviors and presented to PhDs
• Accelerated 1-3 research experiments per week at the behavior lab with on average 30-40 participants per experiment SELECTED EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Second Place, SCC ( SIPA Consulting Club) Case Competition Oct 2018 – Nov 2018 New York, NY
• Conducted strategic analysis and created efficient solutions about Facebook’s geographic expansion initiative. The effort included analyzing competitors, internal clients, external market factors, and litigation activity Project, Predicting Airbnb Price in New York City (R programming) Aug 2018 – Dec 2018 New York, NY
• Used R to preprocess a dataset of 50k Airbnb listings with more than 100 features
• Created prediction models from data with various machine learning algorithms including Linear Regression, Random Forest,
• and Support Vector Machine (SVM) to predict Airbnb rental price
• Visualized the results through bar charts, radar charts, heat map, dark sky map, word cloud, dot plot to illustrate metrics Founder of Or’BABI, 300K Venture Competition, NYU Sept 2018 – Aug 2019 New York, NY
• Designed review platform of organic baby products for the Chinese baby market, aimed at solving the vital problems in the maternal
&baby industry in China.
ADDITIONAL
• Languages: Fluent in English & Mandarin; Conservational Proficient in Korean; Basic in French
• Technical skills: SQL, R, Python, Excel
• Interests: blockchain, stock trading, traveling and attending art related events