Yasmeena Khan

Yasmeena Khan is a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company based in Washington, D.C.1 She joined McKinsey in October 2022 after previously working as a Summer Business Analyst at the company from June to August 2021.1

Education and Background

Yasmeena holds a B.S.H. in Symbolic Systems with a focus on Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence from Stanford University.2 She is currently an incoming Master's student at the Oxford Internet Institute.2

Professional Experience

Prior to her full-time role at McKinsey, Yasmeena gained experience in various positions:

• Contributing Writer at SB Nation (August 2021 - June 2022)
• Research Assistant at the Center for Deliberative Democracy (November 2019 - June 2022)
• Sophomore Summer Analyst at Altamont Capital Partners (June 2020 - August 2020)
• Intern at Frydman Lab, Stanford University (June 2019 - August 2019)
• Intern at Panagiotakos Lab, University of California, San Francisco (January 2017 - June 2018)1

Areas of Focus

At McKinsey, Yasmeena works mainly on artificial intelligence and its responsible usage across various industries, including financial services, manufacturing, and education.2 Her interests lie in understanding the risks and potential of AI concerning democracy and political polarization, particularly how generative algorithms may impact these areas.2

Achievements and Honors

During her time at Stanford, Yasmeena received several accolades:

• Psychology One Scholar Award (December 2018)
• Robert Glushko Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Research in Symbolic Systems (June 2022)
• Phi Beta Kappa membership (June 2022)1

Language Skills

Yasmeena is a native or bilingual English speaker and has limited working proficiency in Spanish.1