Kristin Chang

Selected as 1 out of 34 students to be awarded a merit-based full scholarship covering all tuition and room & board for Wharton's Corporate Finance and Valuation summer course, as well as exclusive networking opportunities with Warburg Pincus at the University of Pennsylvania.

Selected as 1 of ~35 students (top 6% of 600+ applicants) for Wharton’s summer intensive Institute for Corporate Finance and Valuation at UPenn Completed 60+ hours of training in DCF, LBO, M&A, Financial Statement Analysis and trading comps; applied concepts in case studies and final stock pitch.

• Automated Q2 expense analysis to identify critical variances for consolidated TD business lines by creating Excel macros to enhance reporting accuracy and efficiency • Won 1st place in TD’s bank-wide 2025 Innovation Entrepreneurial Challenge by developing an AI-driven solution to detect and prevent audio scams and phishing attempts • Completed a capstone project analyzing stablecoin strategy, including competitor positioning, regulatory factors, and partnership to opportunities to propose potential bank initiatives

Girls Who Invest Program Scholar, a highly selective advanced 8-month finance education and networking program for motivated self-starters’ completion of industry recognized modules from leading educational partners: CFA Institute, Wall Street Prep, Wharton Online.

Selected as Citi Early ID Investment Banking Scholar, partaking in exclusive 1-1 mentorship and technical training by Citi Bank’s Investment Banking and FSG product groups

Selected as one of top 4% amongst pool of ~400 applicants to become a 2024 SOF National Track cohort member and join SOF’s Leadership Development Program (LDP) aimed at producing ethical, values-driven future financial leaders About the Organization: " Scholars of Finance is a rapidly growing organization on a mission to inspire character and integrity in the finance leaders of tomorrow. We seek to solve the world’s largest problems by investing in undergraduate students through leadership development, mentorship, and the active support of hundreds of purpose-driven finance executives and investors."

Managed subject study sessions and managed data collection for Professor Alex Van Zant’s management psychology research related to impression management in negotiations. Responsible for conducting virtual research studies, as well as working with subjects to navigate through concerns regarding compensation, technological challenges and privacy rights. Effectively captured, organized and interpreted behavioral data for Professor Van Zant using MS Excel, Research gate and Box for further analysis.

Directed communication and networking with industry professionals to secure their participation in WIBs annual conference. Successfully connected over 200 female professionals by leveraging digital outreach strategies to maintain and develop WIBs professional relationships. Coordinated cross-functionally across teams to prepare promotional materials, event space and discuss logistics regarding outreach and professional procurement.

Developed character designs, 2D style frames and storyboards for animated advertisement projects, ensuring consistent alignment with client briefs and requirements for winning marketing pitches at NYC based post-production firm. Promoted to junior art direction role, serving as a primary aid to senior artists in creative direction and project management for select high-profile projects including Snickers, Maryland Lottery, Apple Beats and Telemundo New Network. Envisioned and realized creative briefs using Adobe Creative Suite Applications (including Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop) and assisted senior artists to learn about leading 3D animation softwares Cinema 4D and Unreal Engine.

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GPA: 3.9/4.0 (Unweighted) 4.56/5.0 (Weighted)