Hello! I am Zhen.

About me

Hello! I'm a data science leader with a background in operations management. I currently work in fintech and consult on ops management, data + analytics and causal inference in healthcare policy. Please reach out if you want to chat about how I might be able to help you with your data or stats challenges.

Education

[2014 - 2019] Duke University + PhD Business Administration - Operations Management

[2008 - 2012] Columbia University + BS - Operations Research, Economics

Work Experience

[2022-] DS Manager, SoFi
[2019 - ] Healthcare Data Science Consulting (Part-time)
[2021-2022] Sr DS/DS Manager, Better
[2019-2020] Economist/Business Manager, Capital One
[2018] Economic Research Data Scientist Intern, Zillow
[2016] Research Scientist Intern, Amazon
[2012-2014] Strategy and Operations Consultant, IBM Global Business Services
[2011] Business Analyst, Capital One
[2010-2011] Summer Associate, Navigant Consulting

Research Interests

digital platforms/two-sided markets
subscription services
supply chain management, operations management
contracts + negotiations (econ)
economics, applied game theory

I use/have experience with:

R, SQL, Tableau, Qualtrics, Python, Matlab, LaTeX, Cplex, Gurobi

Publications

Revenue Sharing and Subscription Platforms for Digital Content Distribution (Under review at Management Science) (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3314345)
Supply Chain Design for Substitutable Digital and Physical Information Goods (Preparing for submission to Management Science)

links

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