Ziqi Deng

Business Consultant

Deloitte

Jul 2019 – Feb 202119 months

Winner of Start Up Deloitte 2020. Experienced in business case development, go-to-market strategy and UI/ UX research, product development and large-scale global project management for Healthcare and Consumer Goods clients. Publish quarterly CPG brand performance reports, promote use of Analytics in Applied Design group, lead Duke recruiting candidate engagement team, and is a core team member in Deloitte’s Hospital @ Home payer offering. Sample client work: - A tech conglomerate client (one of the big five): Digital employee experience product proof-of-concept development with a team of 10+ engineers and designers and reusable asset library curation for future development, enabling faster…

Business Owner

Walden Theory

2018 – 201923 months

• Managed an E-commerce store selling minimalist home goods since 2018, with monthly revenue peaking at $13K. • Earned two “Amazon’s Choice” endorsement for products, demonstrating high client satisfaction and comprehension of ranking metrics. • Expanded offerings by a successful sales' pitch, negotiated a deal with Duke Store sourcing manager and sourced custom products for the Duke University Store.

Private Equity Analyst

StepStone Group

201811 months

• Assisted with Asian private market research, business development, and due diligence for primary and secondary deals for global private markets platform (16 offices across the globe) with $240B of capital allocations and $40B AUM. • Co-drafted two 60-page investment memos on two of Asia’s largest and long standing growth-stage private equity firms; one firm has passed Investment Committee with above US$200M from three clients in August 2018. • Published seven fund summaries in the proprietary database, which provide informative overview across strategy, track record, professionals and structure for institutional funds in market. The seven funds cover a range of geographies, sectors and ve…

Policy Research

Carmen Group

201711 months

•Prepared talking points and handouts, and accompanied clients for Hill visits with legislators about tax reform issue •Attended Congressional hearings and wrote memos that synthesize legislative issues in the fields of education, healthcare, employment and urban planning for clients •Researched and analyzed health-care and tax related grants, policy provisions and drafted summaries for clients and made power-points for clients’ meeting with the Congressional staffers •Engaged in client outreach via email, phone, and in-person communications in a professional setting

Social Enterprise Incubator Intern

Halcyon Incubator

201711 months

Collaborated with consulting team from Deloitte and statistical analysis group from University of Maryland to draft a 45-page report on U.S. social enterprise ecosystem. Published in August 2017 and featured by Forbes.

Family Foundation Executive Assistant

Bernstein Family Foundation

201711 months

• For DC-based family foundation with 20+ years of investing in American Democracy, Arts & Culture, and Jewish Causes and annual investing capital of $0.5M, grew website viewings by 60% through restructuring and creating new content. • Facilitated board’s annual strategic decision making by conducting visits to granted organizations such as Sixth&I, Library of Congress, and Wolftrap Performing Arts to compile assessment report. Received unconditional offer to return. • Interviewed 5 MDs from granted organizations; crystalized and published their insights on BFF’s website.

Entrepreneur In Residence

Lendico (Rocket Internet)

201711 months

• With early-stage Rocket Internet investment venture aimed at empowering entrepreneurs (annual revenue ~$150K), reduced in-house work hours ~15% by establishing SOPs on new product launch and management processes. Streamlined and outsourced tasks such as automatic CRM and PPC (pay-per-click) management. • Increased profit by 160% (~$150 to $390/day) through designing and implementing strategic sales-boosting plans: tracked onsite sales and traffic data and generated, tested, and concluded 5 marketing hypotheses. For example, rebranded products with self-made E-book and keyword research and testing. • Developed Excel-based algorithm to analyze products’ overall performance a…