About
Backgroundand education.
I’m Yangzhen Chen, studying B.A. in Economics, Secondary in Psychology at Harvard University (expected May 2029). Entrepreneur & VC Scout @ Harvard | Ex-Alt Data @ Balyasny Asset Management.
Mandarin Chinese (native or bilingual). Based in Brooklyn, NY and Cambridge, MA.
Education
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
B.A. in Economics, Secondary in Psychology
Expected graduation: May 2029
Extracurriculars
- Harvard Undergraduate Marketing Group (Board)
- Fencing Group (Member)
- HCS (Member)
Honors
- International Economics Olympiad (1st Place US Solo)
- AAAIM Scholar
- National First-Generation Recognition
- M3's International Math Modeling Competition (Top 25%)
- StreetFins' Stock Pitch (Top 20%)
- 2024 International Economics Olympiad Open Track
- Likely Letter
Leadership & speaking
Future Investors of America
Founder and Chairman
May 2022 to Present
- Mobilized team of 17 to connect 4,000 underserved students in the U.S., Canada, Korea, and India with community-based organizations to increase access to scholarships, internships, and other critical resources
- Secured partnerships with institutions recognized by Forbes and Yahoo Finance, including Daizy, Bumper Investing, and letitu.org, to provide members with eight investment competitions, six financial literacy workshops, and exclusive internships at three startups
Alpha Esports
Co-Founder & CEO
March 2019 to August 2022
- Supercell Esports Community
- 40 clubs and 31,000+ active gamers across 25 countries
- #1 International Club 2x on Brawl Stars, 535M+ impressions worldwide, and $345K+ in tournaments hosted
Apex for Youth
Keynote Speaker
December 2023 to June 2025
- Selected as the sole student speaker out of 2,300 youth to deliver a deeply personal keynote about self-acceptance with a high-profile audience of 60+ individuals, including BD Wong, Vivian Tu, 3.1 Phillip Lim CEO, Alger CEO, Citadel portfolio managers, Emmy-winning investigative journalist, and OceanX CEO Mark Dalio
- Received unanimous praise from Apex staff; led many audiences to tears and sparked follow-up interest from multiple donors to support new AAPI initiatives in college access
Skills
- SQL/Python (Beginner)
- Mandarin Chinese
- Prompt Engineering
- Microsoft Office
- Bloomberg Terminal
- Canva
Interests
- Biohacking (Whoop/Creatine)
- Agentic Workflows
- Bouldering (V5)
- FGLI Advocacy
- Hamilton Musical
- Monopoly Deal (17 Win Streak)
- Venture Capital (Scouting for a16z & 021t)
- Religious Theory (Pascal)
Contact
yangchen@college.harvard.edu, yangzhenchenedu@gmail.com, or LinkedIn.