Our Team
2022 Fall Executive Board
Kayla Huang
Chief Executive Officer
Kayla is a junior in Eliot House studying Computer Science and Government. She is interested in the application of technology (specifically machine learning and data analysis) in public policy, government, and social impact initiatives. In her free time, she also enjoys dancing, time-boxing, running, and bullet journaling.
Catherine Huang
Chief Operations Officer
Catherine is a junior in Lowell House studying Computer Science and Statistics. Catherine’s interests include trustworthy and explainable machine learning, natural language processing, differential privacy, and AI for social good. In her free time, she enjoys playing piano, dancing, playing card games, painting, and going on long walks.
Rachna Gupta
Chief Financial Officer, Director of Consulting
Rachna is a sophomore in Quincy House studying Computer Science. She is interested in applying data science tools and machine learning technology to interesting applications in a variety of fields. In her free time, she likes to play pool, eat good food, and watch sci-fi shows!
Chelsea Baker
Chief Strategy Officer, Director of Education
Chelsea is a junior in Mather House studying economics and computer science. She is interested in leveraging machine learning to model social interaction and dynamics. In her free time, Chelsea enjoys crossword puzzles, watching reality TV shows, and long walks along the river.
Ahmad Abdel-Azim
Chief Consulting Officer
Ahmad is a sophomore in Kirkland House studying Statistics and Molecular Biology. With interests at the intersection of biology, computing, and statistics, he is particularly excited by the development of novel machine learning methods for applications to genomics. Ahmad also enjoys playing basketball, cooking, and studying at cafes all over Boston.
Soham Bose
Chief Consulting Officer
Soham is a junior in Adams house studying CS and Statistics. Being from Southern California, Soham misses the sunny weather and beaches, but at the same time is a huge fan of the snow in Boston. He's interested in blockchain, machine learning and the universality of its applications to different fields. In his free time, Soham enjoys playing basketball, going on long drives, eating good food, and playing poker.
Sam Jones
Director of Consulting
Jay Pratap
Director of Consulting
Jay is a sophomore at Harvard, concentrating in Statistics + Chemical & Physical Biology. He has years of experience using a wide range of tools such as computer vision, nonlinear programming, machine learning, bioinformatics, and 3D prototyping to tackle pressing biomedical problems. Currently, he is working on quantifying human gut health using high-dimensional metagenomics data (MGH), reconstructing 3D models of distal radius fractures to improve surgical outcomes (MGH), and leading development and clinical testing of a hand-held medical device to diagnose corneal damage using deep learning (GAMI).
Doris Yang
Director of Consulting
Doris is a sophomore in Quincy House studying Statistics on the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology track. She is interested in the intersection of computation and medicine. In true Oregonian fashion, Doris enjoys hiking and skiing as well as card making in her free time.
Tina Gong
Director of Design
Tina is a sophomore in Eliot studying Computer Science and Physics with a secondary in Philosophy. She joined HDAG as a freshman Analyst. Her interests include machine learning and its amazing range of applicability; she is currently doing research on machine learning assisted density functional theory at Harvard. She is also on the fencing team at Harvard, and in her free time, she loves taking care of her plants, painting, shopping, and listening to Taylor Swift.
Lindsay Blocker
Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Yao Yu
Director of Engagement
Yao is a senior in Leverett House studying Government along the Data Science Track with a secondary in Computer Science. Yao's academic interests include electoral politics and political psychology. In his free time, he also enjoys playing poker, pool, and board games.
View our 2022 Spring board here.
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.