Spotlight on our Product Games Finalists — Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley
Hailing from the Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley, the team of five will pitch their novel idea of a chatbot built into existing smart speakers for medical support. See below for their backgrounds and their thoughts on product management.
Frank Chen
Current degree: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, Class of 2020
Other degrees: National Taiwan University, B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Class of 2011
Most recent role: Consultant, McKinsey & Company
What interests you about product management?
I have been a lifelong technology enthusiast since I got my first PC at the age of six. I am interested in tech product management to combine my technology insights with analytical skills to create products that truly fulfill the users’ needs.
Victoria Chen
Current degree: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, Class of 2020
Other degrees: UCLA, B.A. in Global Studies, Class of 2015
Most recent role: Strategy Consulting Manager, Quid
What interests you about product management?
In consulting at ZS, I most enjoyed using data to find creative, customer-centric solutions. Then, at Quid, I received greater exposure in understanding how incremental product improvements could lead to stronger and faster insights for our clients. I’m eager to dip my foot into product management, combining these two passions and acting as both a high level and detailed thinker for tech products that facilitate creativity and productivity for users.
Fiona Cui
Current degree: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, Class of 2020
Other degrees: University of Waterloo, Bachelor of Mathematics, Financial Analysis, Class of 2013
Most recent role: Business Transformation Manager, Twitter Inc.
What interests you about product management?
Product management, to me, is the perfect opportunity to impact lives and drive changes in the world using a combination of my business and technical background. In addition to being the visionary and owner of a product, working with a team through the journey of bringing an idea to life and eventually launching it to the world is a fulfilling experience that I truly relish.
Toby Tan
Current degree: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, Class of 2020
Other degrees: University of Toronto, B.A.Sc. in Industrial Systems Engineering, Class of 2014
Most recent role: Senior Management Consultant, KPMG
What interests you about product management?
As an Industrial Systems Engineer turned management consultant, I’ve particularly enjoyed working at the intersection of business and technology. To me, product management presents the opportunity to make business decisions through customer insights, gain alignment between cross-functional stakeholders, and build really cool products that users love and bring positive impact to the world we live in.
Michael Walker
Current degree: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, Class of 2020
Other degrees: Tufts University, B.A. in Economics, Class of 2013
Most recent role: Senior Business Development Consultant, Cisco Systems
What interests you about product management?
As a strategy consultant at Cisco Services, I really enjoyed performing market and competitive analyses to help our business units refine their short and long-term product roadmaps. After moving into Cisco’s sales organization, I relished the opportunity to work collaboratively with engineering and technical marketing to build tools from scratch that quantified the benefits of Cisco’s solutions to our clients. I’m interested in breaking into product management to combine my analytical skillset with my passion for defining the vision for products that solve customers’ toughest problems.
