Our Team
Board
Members
Jerry Huang
Chief Executive Officer
Jerry Huang is a junior in Leverett House joint concentrating in Computer Science and Statistics with a secondary in Economics. He is a data science aficionado and founded HDAG with other board members in January 2020. He also likes long-distance bikepacking, cooking, and guitar playing.
Karen Chan
Chief Marketing Officer
Karen is a junior in Quincy concentrating in Integrative Biology. She is passionate about the impact of data science and works on getting more people involved in that in her role. She can usually be found trying something new somewhere new.
Scott Mahon
Chief Operating Officer
Scott is a junior in Leverett House studying Applied Math with a focus in Government and a secondary in Economics. Scott has a variety of academic interests including data science, consulting, and law. In his free time, he also enjoys following sports and playing the saxophone and ukulele.
Fabio Pruneri
Chief Technology Officer
Fabio is a junior concentrating in Computer Science. He’s most interested in applications of statistical methods to the financial industry. In his free time, he loves playing piano and watching weird movies.
Elizabeth Ling
Chief Design Officer
Albert is a junior in Dunster House studying History and a secondary in Computer Science. Albert’s always working on some sort of design.
Kelsey Wu
Chief Strategy Officer
Kelsey is a sophomore studying Government & Data Science, interested in leveraging data analytics to drive social impact. Outside of HDAG, you can probably find her singing with the Veritones or trying various noodles.
Carina Peng
Chief Financial Officer
Carina is a sophomore from Chicago currently on a gap year to work on COVID-19 related data work. Her quarantine favorites have been annoying her three-year old sister, FaceTiming friends, and snacking on roasted chickpeas.
Ben Chiu
Director of Business Development
Ben is a sophomore in Quincy studying Statistics and Data Science — particularly their application to politics.
Austin Li
Director of Members’ Affairs
Austin is a sophomore in Eliot House studying Physics & Mathematics. During quarantine, you can find Austin driving around Chicago, binging old Netflix shows, or playing volleyball and frisbee at the park.
Daniel Cho
Engagement Coordinator
Daniel is a junior in Quincy House studying Statistics with a secondary in Economics. In his free time, he likes to work out, play poker, and go to Yume.
Minjue Wu
Engagement Coordinator
Minjue Wu is a rising junior in Adams House studying History of Science and Medicine with a secondary in Computer science. She is passionate about computational approaches to policy strategy & healthcare problems, and enjoys combining qualitative & quantitative approaches to find human-driven solutions. When she is not conducting bioengineering research or writing, she can be found hopping clumsily in her local ice rink and hiking.
Our Case Teams
Through well-trained teams of Harvard students, HDAG advises clients across industries and project types. We dive deep into the datasets from our clients and other proprietary sources to deploy data analytics techniques, including but not limited to: machine learning, deep learning, and visualization to identify insights and solutions within the data. We utilize the talent of Harvard students to create actionable and unique solutions for clients ranging from private business, government institutions, and NGOs.
HDAG competitively recruits students at Harvard with demonstrated competence, dedication, and problem-solving skills. Our team leaders have experience in technical roles at Fortune 500 companies. We believe in the value of data and taking deep dives into datasets to identify patterns, problems, and areas of improvement. At the same time, we will translate the data-driven insights into fresh perspectives and actionable recommendations. We cover different stages of businesses including but not limited to sales & marketing, process improvement, and A/B testing.
Each academic semester, we work with companies and organizations in Boston and globally to provide 10 to 12-week consulting projects. We connect each client with six Harvard students to deliver our key area of work in data analytics. Our consulting team commits over 400 hours to a case. HDAG’s clients gain access not only to a team of highly qualified consultants, but also resources from the larger Harvard community to tackle novel issues. To that end, HDAG employs strategies of effective pivoting in order to meet clients’ evolving needs. Fresh perspectives from our bright consultants will help take clients’ projects to the next level.