Stanford University

Westlake High School

UC Santa Barbara

Co-Founder/Executive Director @ #DiversifyOurNarrative | Investment Intern @ Energy Impact Partners | Research Assistant @ Stanford GSB

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

- Co-founded Diversify Our Narrative, a national, grassroots, 501(c)3 nonprofit campaign pushing for anti-racist/diverse curriculum and educational equity reform in high schools across the USA in June 2020.
-  Grew organization to 5,000+ student organizers, 800+ district chapters, and amassed 215,000 followers on Instagram in the fight for racial justice for BIPOC students
-  Featured in national news/media outlets (i.e. TIME Magazine, Bloomberg, Vox, ABC Nightline, The Washington Post, and more!)

Diversify Our Narrative

Co-Founder, Executive Director/Operations

- Accepted into selective, self-guided online educational program focused on understanding the investment industry and core investment concepts
-  Coursework include(s): CFA Institute Investment Foundations Program; Wall Street Prep courses in Excel, financial reports, and accounting; Wharton Online Foundations of Investment Management

Girls Who Invest

Online Scholar

Stanford Consulting Student Group

Project Director

Energy Impact Partners

Investment Intern

- Investigated the relationship between business and law through a project titled "Corporate Justice" by Professor Anat Admati. Read cases of corporate wrongdoing and documented the legal consequences these entities face in our justice system.
-  Conducted 100+ literature reviews and drafted corresponding legal summaries in preparation for data analysis on business litigation trends across numerous trans-national industries such as biotech, pharma, transportation, retail, etc.

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Research Assistant

Engaged with notable statesmen, scholars, Stanford faculty, and residential fellows at Stanford Law School to converse about constitutional law and politics.

Stanford Law School

Constitutional Law Center Undergraduate Fellow

- Performed proprietary deal sourcing and due diligence through thorough reviews of financial statements and creation of numerous deal analysis reports to ensure compliance with acquisition criteria
-  Completed Investment Bank/M&A Advisory/Business Broker networking through reviewing brokered deals and maintaining relationships

Momentum Capital Partners LLC

Acquisitions Analyst

Served on the executive board for the Women of Color Conference, a two day conference inspiring/empowering WOC through a series of panels featuring WOC in Business, Film, STEM, Activism, Media, etc in March 2021. Over 4,800+ transnational registrations.

Women of Color Conference

Executive Board Member

Conducted outreach to a multitude of Stanford Law School organizations in order to create a mentorship program between undergraduates and law students.

Stanford Women in Law

Mentorship Core Committee Member

- Crafted an entry-market strategy for a solar renewables developer in the emerging green hydrogen space, with a focus on hydrogen as fuel, international green hydrogen policy development, and the P2G (Power to Gas) model (Winter 2021)
-  Advised a prominent Mexican spice company on logistics solutions and optimization strategy for national distribution, trucking, and warehousing (Spring 2021)

Senior Consultant

- Research Assistant to Professor Asad L. Asad on Precarious Citizenship: Judicial Decisions in U.S. Denaturalization Cases
-  Examined federal judges’ written decisions pertaining to denaturalization, considered legal/policy efforts at denaturalization, and analyzed patterns of denaturalization as they relate to an immigrant’s age, sex, and national origin

Research Assistant at Stanford Department of Sociology

- Managed a $5000 budget for a health-tech AI organization in charge of hosting an annual Major League Hackathon with 500+ attendees/an annual datathon with 200+ attendees
-  Spearheaded corporate sponsorships and business outreach with startups/incubators based in Greater Silicon Valley region and university-wide departmental sponsorships for major club operations and events

SHIFT (Stanford Health Innovations)

Chief Financial Officer

- Pioneered go-to-market plan for a multi-billion dollar Fortune 500 technology conglomerate to identify potential growth opportunities in cloud computing products within the virtualization/endpoint space (Spring 2021)
-  Conducted qualitative interviews with various brands for a medium-sized data-analytics company serving brick and mortar sales needs; created job map of recommendations (using the “Jobs To Be Done” framework). Gathered survey data on sales processes, retail relationships, and met/unmet needs within various brand/retail relationships (Winter 2021)

Consultant

- Helped plan a 3-day healthcare innovations datathon with 100+ members. Assisted with case development, event promotion, and faculty mentorship outreach

Blueprint Datathon Team Member

- Engaged in interdisciplinary graduate-level research. Pioneered a MATLAB computer program conducting a systematic literature review for neural stem cell therapies. Presented at RMP Research Symposium
-  Conducted comprehensive literature review of stem cell policies in both the United States and abroad

Research Assistant (Computational Biology)

- Elected to lead a state cabinet of 128 officers to develop and execute programs for the largest JSA state with ~2500 students, including organizing 4 statewide conventions and hosting 20+ conferences and workshops
-  Spearheaded 12 department operations including debate, convention, expansion, fundraising, and publicity
-  Coordinated a “Courageous Democracy” pilot program with a leadership consulting firm for ~ 400 students across southern california
-  Served on the National Council of governors to oversee national cabinet and implement national initiatives, such as Midterm National Town Hall. Coordinated to fundraise $100K+ in scholarship funds on national level
-  Pioneered programs and awards encouraging involvement in activism and community outreaches, public speaking, and essay-writing

The Junior State of America Foundation

Governor

- Elected by the National Council of Governors to serve on the Junior State of America Foundation Board of Directors
-  Prepared and presented board updates on national operations. Collaborated with board members to develop strategic programs

Board Of Directors

- Mentored high school students on developing community leadership action plans. Assisted interns and staff with administrative tasks and responsibilities
-  Invited keynote speakers, designed program specifics & promotional strategies, and coordinated logistics for the annual summit for 300+ delegates. Selected as 1 of 2 students to represent the Reagan Foundation for VIP donor event

Katelin Zhou