Jeff Zhao
Follow messageI am the Zinch Student Ambassador for the University of Texas at Austin, where I'm a sophomore majoring in finance and studying philosophy and government. I am a DJ at The State of the Arts. I am a 2012 LIVESTRONG Texas 4000 rider, and I am riding my bike from Austin, TX to Anchorage, AK to raise money for cancer research. Ask me anything!
Extracurricular
- LD Captain/Coach
- Debate 2005 to Now
- Coached Texas Forensic Association State 3rd Place Runner-up and UIL State 1st Place Champion • Captained high school team for 3 years, hosting 6 debate tournaments and educating younger debaters
- Consulting Team Senior Member
- Asian Business Students Association 2009 to Now
- Asian Business Student's Association is consistently voted the most professional group at UT-Austin. Our consulting team does pro bono consulting work for local Austin businesses.
- Ethics and Leadership Student
- Bridging Disciplines Program 2009 to Now
- Studying ethics and leadership in conjunction with my major degree plan.
- Student
- Core Texts and Ideas 2009 to Now
- I am studying a curriculum of philosophy, history, and government in conjunction with my major degree plan.
- Member
- McCombs Leadership Program 2010 to Now
- Finance Coordinator
- Texas 4000 2010 to Now
- I am part of the Texas 4000 LIVESTRONG 2012 Ride Team. We are a group of about 50 University of Texas at Austin students that spend a summer biking to Alaska to help raise money to beat cancer. Texas 4000 is currently in its 8th year (we are the 9th team.)
- Participant
- 3 Day Startup 2011 to Now
- We started a tech company in 3 days. And it was awesome.
- Member
- University Entrepreneur's Association 2011 to Now
Experience
- Intern
- Stanford Financial Group (Finance)
- 2008 to 2009
- Updated portfolio spreadsheets for dozens of stocks of interest • Developed new file organization system for dozens of client files based on alpha/beta status and industry of focus
- Intern
- AXA Advisors (Finance)
- 2009 to 2009
- Expanded and maintained contact information of affiliated CPAs • Checked compliance on office forms and documents
- Consulting Intern
- Smooth-Stone, Inc. (Consultant)
- 2009 to 2009
- Consulting Intern
- N Housing (Consultant)
- 2011 to 2011
- International Finance Intern
- Fortune SG Fund (Finance)
- 2011 to 2011
- Independent Debate Contractor
- High School Debate (Other)
- 2009 to Now
- I coached a national champion in UIL debate.
- University of Texas at Austin Student Ambassador
- Zinch (Education)
- 2009 to Now
- • Represent Zinch in instructional videos and interviews about company brand and social networking strategies • Recruit new members and blog about scholarship competitions, such as the $20,000 March Madness scholarship
- FIG Mentor
- The University of Texas at Austin (Education)
- 2009 to Now
- • Plan and lead weekly discussion sessions for first-year students as well as individual advising sessions • Organize social, academic, and professional events, including small-group campus tours and professor lectures
- Founder/DJ
- The State of the Arts (Consultant)
- 2010 to Now
- • Manage positive client relations and customize equipment to each venue • Corporate clients include Intel/HP featuring Beats Headphones and Schick Razors • Greek clients include Beta Chi Theta, Gamma Beta, and Phi Chi Theta
- Business Intern
- Ravel (Business Opportunity)
- 2011 to 2011
- http://www.raveldata.com
Education
- High School
- James E. Taylor High School
- 2005 to 2009
- Miller Career & Technology Center
- 2008 to 2009
- College
- The University of Texas at Austin (UT), Austin, TX
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Bachelor of Arts(Business & Economics)
- 2009 to Now
- UT Austin
- to Now
Honors & Awards
Specialties & Skills
Info
Basic
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Last Update:
May 27, 2011
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Gender:
Male
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Birthday:
June 18
Background
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Ethnicity:
Asian
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Heritage:
Chinese
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Citizenship:
US Citizen
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Fluent Language:
English // Mandarin
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Hometown:
Houston, Texas
Interests
- Accounting
- Philosophy
- Entrepreneurship
- Art
- Finance
- General Business
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Digital Arts
Favorites
- Movies:
The Matrix
- Music:
7L & Esoteric, abingdon boys school, Apathy, Aphex Twin, Armin Van Buuren, Army of the Pharaohs, Black Star, Black Sun Empire, Blue Scholars, Cage the Elephant, Calyx, Canibus, Celph Titled, Coldplay, Common, Daft Punk, Daughtry, Dead Prez, Death Cab For Cutie, Deep Puddle Dynamics, Demigodz, Dr. Dre, Drake, Eminem, Explosions In The Sky, Fat Jon, Feist, Force of Nature, Fantastic Plastic Machine, Fort Minor, Frou Frou, Handsome Boy Modeling School, The Game, Gang Starr, Ghostface Killah, Gorillaz, Immortal Technique, Imogen Heap, Infected Mushroom, Jack's Mannequin, Jay-Z, Jedi Mind Tricks, Joe Boyd Vigil, John Mayer, Kanye West, Kate Havnevik, Kid Cudi, Lemar, Lil' Wayne, Linkin Park, Lupe Fiasco, Motion City Soundtrack, Nas, Norah Jones, Nujabes, OCRemix, Oren Lavie, Outerspace, Owl City, Paramore, Paul Oakenfold, Paul Van Dyk, The Pillows, Portishead, The Postal Service, Pretty Lights, Radiohead, Raekwon, Reflection Eternal, Regina Spektor, Rob Dougan, Sigur Rós, Stéphane Pompougnac, Styles of Beyond, Talib Kweli, Télépopmusik, Three 6 Mafia, Tiësto, Trae, Tsutchie, UGK, Wu-Tang Clan
- Websites:
http://www.thestateofthearts.org, http://texas4000.org/user/profile/10408, http://004000.tumblr.com/
- Quotes:
“If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.” -- 老子 (Lao Zi)
"Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards." -- Søren Kierkegaard
"Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore." -- Lady Gaga
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"Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbled over and being kicked." -- American Proverb
"After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." -- Aldous Huxley
"Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone." -- Ella Wheeler Wilcox, 'Solitude'
"Every living creature on earth dies alone." -- Donnie Darko, in 'Donnie Darko'
"It is remarkable how similar the pattern of love is to the pattern of insanity." -- The Merovingian, in 'The Matrix Reloaded'
Elderly Man: "In the church, they say to forgive."
Creasy: "Forgiveness is between them and God. It's my job to arrange the meeting." -- 'Man on Fire'
"The betrayal you can see is trivial. What is truly fearsome... is the betrayal you cannot see. Goodbye." -- 藍染 惣右介
"There's nothing easier to control than a person who reveres you. Admiration is a feeling furthest away from understanding." -- 藍染 惣右介
"What does it mean to be a good person?" -- Aristotle
"What does it mean to be?" -- Descartes
"What does it mean?" -- Nietzsche
"What does 'it' mean?" -- Bertrand Russell
"What does it?" -- C.S. Lewis
"What?" -- Lil' Jon
"To do is to be." -- Descartes
"To be is to do." -- Voltaire
"Do be do be do." -- Frank Sinatra























