Professional Experience
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Professional Experience 〰️
Nov. 2024 – Present• Research, pitch and develop breaking news coverage on hedge fund market activity, delivering timely news on industry trends and regulatory impacts. Collaborate with the editorial team for accuracy and and fast turnaround.
FundFire, a Financial Times publication Freelance Contributor
Oct. 2024 – Present• Pitch and report on business, politics, and current events, covering breaking news and in-depth features.
• Incorporate editorial feedback and turn around edits quickly to meet tight deadlines.
Salon Freelance Contributor
• Pitch and report stories on successful entrepreneurs and companies with deadlines, ~three a week.
• Interview sources with good news judgement, including Alex Zhou, CEO of Yami, a $100 million retailer.
• Quick turnaround with edits while maintaining high journalistic standards and ethics.
Cooper Squared Freelance Contributor
Apr. 2024 – PresentDec. 2020 – Present• Publish a bi-weekly newsletter. Researched and wrote articles on hedge fund strategies, banking, private equities, global market trends, and tech startups. Now reaching over 19,000 subscribers.
• Interview weekly with professionals from hedge funds, investment banks, private equities, and start-ups.
• Expand and maintain a source base of executives, analysts, lawyers, and portfolio managers.
• Build financial models in Excel, Datawrapper, and R; create visuals in Strata and Tableau.
Atlas Collective Writer & Editor
• Spearheaded recruiting and business development at a $15 billion AUM hedge fund, validating Sharpe ratios and alpha generation strategies using statistical modeling during screenings and interviews.
• Built client relationships with institutional investors, leveraging Preqin, PitchBook, and Bloomberg Terminal for market analysis and opportunity identification.
• Developed strategic Business Development plans, crafted investor presentations, and ensured regulatory compliance.
• Shared market insights with fund owners, CTOs, and portfolio managers during strategy discussions, sourced from a network of hedge fund and investment bank professionals.
Minghong Investment/Jupiter Research Head of HR BD
June 2023 – June 2024• Sourced and placed talents in IB, PE, start-ups and hedge funds like Citadel, D.E. Shaw, and Two Sigma.
• Developed new clients, maintained partnership, and turned clients into my network of sources.
Strategic Growth, Inc. Financial Recruiter / Account Manager
Nov. 2017 – June 2023Feb. – Dec. 2020
• Facilitated interviews with major art media, including Juxtapoz, Hyperallergic, Business Insider, and The New York Times. Crafted press releases and created social media strategies.
Anita Shapolsky Gallery & Superchief Gallery Gallery Admin & PR
• Conducted on-camera interviews with celebrities, athletes and newsmakers, and covered major events like the Emmys and SAG Awards, publishing 20+ feature articles in entertainment.
PopImpresska Journal Contributor
June 2017 – June 2019
Education
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Education 〰️
New York University, Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute M.A. candidate in Journalism (Business and Economic Reporting)
Sept. 2024 – Dec. 2025
• Serve as Graduate Assistant.
• Full scholarship.
• Coursework: Investigative Reporting, Broadcast Journalism, Writing the Long-Form Narrative, Writing & Reporting, Finance, Global Economy, Firms and Markets, Accounting and Reporting
• A joint program at New York University’s Stern Business School and the journalism department.
Sept. 2013 – June 2017