Li-Wei Chen, MBA Emphases: Strategy, Sustainability & Social Innovation
National Taiwan University
B.A., Business Administration
Prior to attending UCLA Anderson, Mr. Chen worked in ABeam Consulting, previously Deloitte Touche Tomatsu Consulting, as a Consultant in the Strategy and Operations team. While at ABeam, Mr. Chen was engaged in more than 15 projects in a variety of industries, primarily in the financial services industry. He has experience providing end-to-end solutions, such as analyzing industry dynamics, improving operational efficiency, conducting channel optimization, and implementing customer relationship management systems.
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Northwestern University
B.S., Computer Science
Mr. Chu previously worked at Accenture as a Consultant. He worked across the Healthcare, Financial Services, and Retail industries with multiple Fortune 100 companies. Although he started his career developing expertise in technology, Mr. Chu’s responsibilities expanded to creating project and resource plans, managing teams of 6-8, and working directly with client directors. Mr. Chu also worked on a high-level strategy proposal as part of a contract that Accenture won, which was worth $3.5 million.
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Shan Fernando, MBA Emphases: Finance & Strategy
University of California, Los Angeles
B.S., Applied Mathematics and Economics
Mr. Fernando has a background in consulting at Mercer, Inc. As a consultant, he helped his clients manage the financial risk associated with their pension plans. He brings a broad range of experience in data mining, financial modeling and managing client relationships. He has worked on a variety of clients in many industries and countries, ranging from the healthcare industry in Singapore to the automotive industry in Japan. His diverse work experience is accompanied with living in three different countries and six different cities throughout the world.
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Davis Hwang, MBA Emphases: Entrepreneurship & Finance
University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
B.B.A., Finance and Accounting
Mr. Hwang worked in the Leveraged Finance Group of Jefferies & Company as an Analyst and Associate in the investment banking division. While at Jefferies, Mr. Hwang completed 16 capital raising and advisory transactions worth $3.1 billion, including 8 sole or lead managed transactions. He has experience providing debt financing alternatives for a variety of transactions including leveraged buyouts, project financings and recapitalizations through the use of high yield bonds, bank debt and mezzanine debt in industries such as gaming, general industrials, consumer, technology and healthcare.
University of California, Los Angeles
B.S., Applied Mathematics and Economics
Mr. Fernando has a background in consulting at Mercer, Inc. As a consultant, he helped his clients manage the financial risk associated with their pension plans. He brings a broad range of experience in data mining, financial modeling and managing client relationships. He has worked on a variety of clients in many industries and countries, ranging from the healthcare industry in Singapore to the automotive industry in Japan. His diverse work experience is accompanied with living in three different countries and six different cities throughout the world.
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Davis Hwang, MBA Emphases: Entrepreneurship & Finance University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
B.B.A., Finance and Accounting
Mr. Hwang worked in the Leveraged Finance Group of Jefferies & Company as an Analyst and Associate in the investment banking division. While at Jefferies, Mr. Hwang completed 16 capital raising and advisory transactions worth $3.1 billion, including 8 sole or lead managed transactions. He has experience providing debt financing alternatives for a variety of transactions including leveraged buyouts, project financings and recapitalizations through the use of high yield bonds, bank debt and mezzanine debt in industries such as gaming, general industrials, consumer, technology and healthcare.
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Tae H. Kim, MBA Emphases: Strategy & Finance
University of California, Irvine
B.A., Criminology, Law & Society
University of California, Irvine
B.A., Criminology, Law & Society
Mr. Kim previously served in the U.S. Army as a Captain and a Military Intelligence Analyst. He has been a successful leader at multiple echelons ranging from a missile platoon leader of 29 soldiers to an intelligence officer in charge of 10 analysts processing intelligence for a 9,800-member division. While stationed near the Demilitarized Zone in Korea, he analyzed North Korean military and political strategy during multiple crisis situations. Mr. Kim also arbitrated for individuals ranging from a former Korean Ambassador to a German Air Defense Commander.
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Tomofumi Miura, MBA Emphases: Telecommunications & Finance
Otaru University of Commerce, Japan
B.A., Internet Commerce
Tomofumi Miura, MBA Emphases: Telecommunications & Finance Otaru University of Commerce, Japan
B.A., Internet Commerce
Prior to attending UCLA Anderson, Mr. Miura worked at NTT DOCOMO, the largest wireless operator in Japan, as a manager of Smartphone Business department, conducting the feasibility study on introducing BlackBerry service into Japanese market. After the study, he successfully launched the service by customizing the functionality and setting up new dedicated customer support center. This project resulted in $100 million annual revenue increase. He also improved BlackBerry customer contact center function from 1,000 calls to 6,000 calls per month by setting up a new contact center within only 4 month.
