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Ellen Kim

Stanford 2nd year GSB, Outreach Director for Gumball Capital

Headline: Entrepreneur
Work status: Full-Time Student
Website: http://gumballcapital.org
Skills: English, Korean, Languages, Spanish
Groups: Gumball Capital
Interested in: Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup
Tags: Entrepreneurship, Microfinance
Schools: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford Business School

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I graduated MIT with degree in econ, and now I'm a second year Stanford MBA student. I'm also the Outreach Director for Gumball Capital, where I've been largely involved in donor relations, acquiring in-kind donations, and assisting with legal and operational endeavors.

I'm also a Board member at the non-profit My New Red Shoes.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Gumball Capital
Position: Co-Founder
Time period: January 2007 - Present
Description: - Non-profit social equity fund committed to international poverty alleviation
- Development of inaugural collegiate competition to inspire fundraising for microfinance
- Proof point established during Stanford’s 2006 Entrepreneurship Week with over $3,000 raised in three days

Employer: MIT Alumni Association
Position: Vice President
Time period: January 2003 - Present
Description: - Alumni Association, Class of 2003 Vice President
- Educational Counselor – Alumni Interviewer

Employer: The Parthenon Group
Position: Principal
Time period: June 2007 - August 2007
Description: Management Consulting
- Developed The Gates Foundation’s strategy around educational data systems for 15,000+ U.S. school districts
o Formulated survey to be distributed to school leaders: Superintendents, CIOs, Data and Accountability
o Created basic financial model of new data system implementation per school and per state
- Performed in-depth financial analyses and competitive benchmarking for nationally recognized retail client
o Tested hypotheses around correlation between stock return and return on invested capital
o Examined sensitivities of various assumptions and internal metrics to reported 10-K outcomes
o Compared equity research reports, consumer trends, and financial metrics for key industry takeaways

Employer: Korean American Family Services Center
Position: Active mentor and family translator
Time period: January 2004 - December 2006
Description: - Active mentor to 11-year-old girl for three years while in NY; still in consistent contact
- Family translator with doctors during her neurosurgery to treat MoyaMoya disease

Employer: Citigroup Global Markets
Position: Associate/Analyst
Time period: January 2003 - December 2006
Description: Public Finance Department - Technology/Financial Structuring Group
- Promoted to Associate in two years, led to increased responsibility of analytical output for key industry clients
- Built linear optimization models for each client to yield superior results relative to standard bond sizing program
- Quantitative banker/support for financings in excess of $11 BN successfully brought to market
o Clients included local municipalities, states, national healthcare systems, secondary education
o Participated in several of the largest deals in the market at the time ($1+ BN New York City Bonds)

Employer: www.pregameboston.com
Position: Staff Member
Time period: January 2002 - December 2003
Description: Internet start-up
Reviewed local venues for college website users and grew circulation across local campuses

Employer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Position: Research Assistant for Department of Economics and Sloan School of Management
Time period: January 2001 - December 2003

EDUCATION

University: Stanford Business School
Time period: 2008
Degree: MBA

University: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Time period: 1999 - 2003
Degree: Economics, BSc

INFORMATION

Sports: Varsity Swim Team (2002-2003 season co-captain), 1999-2003; Varsity Lacrosse, 2000
Hobbies: Travel, Photography, Running (Boston Marathon 2001), Swimming
Clubs: - Social Venture Club President, 2007-2008
- Consulting Club, Retail Club, Board Fellows Program (Board of Directors of My New Red Shoes)

Ellen's Startups (1)

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  • Gumball Capital

    A start-up nonprofit that engages students with entrepreneurship for social good through microfinance.