“Whatever you do for yourself dies with you and whatever you do for others in the world remains and is immortal.” Born & raised in the Silicon Valley of China, my 17-year-old self came to Canada alone with a big dream of changing the world and 2 huge luggage. As time goes by, I would like to think that I am making great progress on my journey, with my glass-half-full attitude bringing me lots of friends & knowledge. With experiences in PM, VC, PE, Consulting & Trading, I learned to adapt to new teams and I have an acknowledged record of dealing with competing priorities and team conflicts under pressure. I believe that a great product manager has the brain of an engineer, the heart of a designer and the speech of a diplomat. As a product enthusiast, I take the initiative to achieve great outcomes that exceed expectations at an unusual level of autonomy.  

Experience being a mentor through local hackathons in the Boston area and I currently mentor for a semester long program at Boston University called BU Spark!

Kate Agnew is the Director of Platform Engineering at Optum, where she began in 2017 as the second employee on a team tasked with modernizing and introducing scalable technologies to healthcare. Now managing a team of 20+ software engineers, she has created multi-million-dollar impacts and is always looking for ways to take on more. Prior to Optum, Kate had various roles including employee number 7 at an Artificial Intelligence startup and Campaign Manager in a City Council race. She obtained her BA from Macalester College and MBA from MIT. Outside of work, she previously served as the Managing Director of the non-profit Girls in Tech Minneapolis and serves on the board of a girl focused STEM Charter School – Laura Jeffrey Academy. She is also a commissioner for the city of Edina and the Communications Director for the Macalester Alumni Board.

B.S. Business Administration and Decision Science Strategy Consultant at Simon-Kucher & Partners, focused on monetization and go-to-market strategy with experience in consumer goods, fintech, and B2B SaaS

Enthusiastic and a confident communicator with great relationship-building and leadership skills who can motivate and encourage others. Strong organization, prioritization, solution and problem-solving skills. Highly flexible and energetic, able to work under pressure and to adapt to changes. Master Degree level educated, Post-Graduated in UX Design and currently, an Academic & Student, upskilling, seeking an opportunity to expand the international career as Product Designer.