About
Charlene Yang
I'm Charlene Yang, a junior at Babson College studying Business Administration.
Education
Babson College, School of Business
Affiliations: CODE (President 25–26) · Product Building & Jamming (EVP 25–26) · Babson Dance Ensemble (VP of PR 26)
Awards: Best Design (Wellesley Hackathon 2024) · Best Innovation (Civic Hackathon 2025) · 1st Place (Babson Buildathon 2025)
Kyoto University, Graduate School of Management
Yonsei University, Underwood International College
Experience
Risk Strategy Intern · PayPal
May 2026 – Jul 2026 · Shanghai, CHN
Risk framework and reserve strategy for virtual-product merchants.
Business Analytics Intern · Perfect World
Nov 2025 – Mar 2026 · Shanghai, CHN
Data pipelines and automated reporting for engagement analytics.
Analytics and Research Intern · FountainVest
Aug 2024 – Dec 2024 · Shanghai, CHN
Acquisition research across China and Southeast Asia F&B.
Marketing and Operations Intern · In My Eyes
Jun 2024 – Aug 2024 · Shanghai, CHN
Website prototype, brand assets, and competitor analysis.
Research Intern · SWUFE & Stanford Summer Internship
Jun 2023 – Jul 2023 · Sichuan, CHN
Qualitative and quantitative evaluation for parental training initiative.
Strategy Intern · NetEase
Jun 2020 – Aug 2020 · Shanghai, CHN
Teen consumer and content preference research.
Leader · Entrepreneurship Zhixing
Aug 2020 – May 2024 · Suzhou, CHN
Student entrepreneurship leadership, fundraising, and curriculum.
Skills
Technical: Python (Pandas, data analysis) · SQL · Excel (financial modeling, PivotTables) · PowerPoint · S&P Capital IQ · PitchBook · Bloomberg Terminal · Cursor · R · Minitab
Finance & analytics: CFA Level I preparation · Financial modeling · Equity research · Risk analysis · Data visualization
Languages: English (native) · Mandarin (native) · French (intermediate) · Japanese (conversational)
Certifications: Bloomberg Market Concepts · LaunchX Entrepreneurship Program
How the fields connect
Payments and credit risk strategy asks how platforms should underwrite and control merchants. Fintech product strategy turns those controls into explainable systems. Equity and portfolio research apply the same discipline—thesis, evidence, assumptions, and limitations—to markets and companies.