Jason Ko
Economics and Data Science UC Santa Barbara
Taipei, Taiwan
I was born in Taiwan and finished my education before college in Mainland China, and I recently graduated from UC Santa Barbara, California, with a major in Economics and minor in Statistics and Data Science.
I have taken courses regarding Behavioral Finance, Econometrics and Data Analysis. I also spent a semester as an exchange student at The National Taiwan University with a focus on Econometrics, Marketing and Strategy, where I got familiar with programming software like R and STATA through working on Class Projects with local classmates. I have also completed internship at IAPS, NYCU Accelerator as a Startup Consulting and Investment Intern.
Phone: 0910877769
Email: [email protected]
Work Experience
Startup Consulting and Investment Intern
IAPS NYCU Accelerator • August 2023 - December 2023
- Conducted market research and engaged in due diligence for 13 potential startup investments for TX Venture
- Maintain relationships with international startup founders who wished to expand business in Taiwan and helped them signed MOUs with taiwanese corporates
- Offered improvement advice on pitch decks for startups to get more exposure in fund raising
- Initiated in-depth research into Search Fund model and analyzed its feasibility in Taiwan
Data Intern
County of Santa Barbara • January 2023 - June 2023
- Provide detailed notes summarizing project content; gathering all relevant information pertaining to the project; and completely closing a file once the project is complete
- Examine and interpret information contained in deeds, easements, legal descriptions, property maps, and contracts.
- Research property title, property rights, and other public and quasi-public records related to real estate transactions.
- Prepare letters, exhibits, reports, and general correspondence.
Social Media Intern
UCSB Intercollegiate Athletes • January 2022 - April 2022
- Develop and execute student/community outreach programs and marketing strategies for 19 NCAA Division I sports programs.
- Coordinate and schedule in-game promotions and paid sponsorships for all revenue-generating sports
- Produce and execute game-day scripts to ensure seamless game presentation
- Contact and coordinate with internal and external affiliates to schedule pre-game and in-game entertainment
Admission Assistant
Wuxi Foreign Language School • September 2020 - February 2021
- Organized a team of top 5 outstanding alumnus to help former high school with recruiting students for the year
- Discussed and Made promotion plans with group members and School's admission office before the application season weekly
- Conducted speeches and seminars in 6 middle schools to share personal high-school experiences and studying aboard
- Interviewed the candidate pool with more than 100 students and discussed with team members on qualified candidates
College Counselor Assistant
Reborn Education • September 2020 - February 2021
• Organized the weekly study plans for a group of 25 high-school students that were applying for colleges abroad
• Designed class materials for 1-on-1 classes focusing on TOEFL and IELTS
• Supervised and Kept track on the execution of the study plans for the students and communicated with them weekly
• Provided professional consult and guidance through out the application season of the students
Education
2019 - 2023
University of California, Santa Barbara
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics and Minor in Statistical Science and Data Science
Courses taken: Econometrics, Behavior Finance, Data Analysis, Applied Economics
2021
國立台灣大學（National Taiwan University）
COVID-19 Exchange Program in the Economics Department
Courses taken: Marketing and Strategy, Sharing Economy and Gig Economy
Related Course Project
Economics 145- Data Wrangling • UCSB
- Conducted data analysis on the dataset given using R Studio to find the relations between variables
- Utilized R packages including "tidyverse" and "janitor" to file professional reports on the subjects once a week
- Reviewed peer reports and provided insightful feedback on improvements to be made in the report each week
September 2022 - December 2022
Marketing and Strategy • National Taiwan University
- Designed a research project with a group of 4 students on the relation between in-apps advertising and profitability in dating apps
- Conducted regression analysis through STATA using dataset obtained from the survey launched by group members
- Presented the report in PowerPoint at the end of the semester
January 2021 - June 2021
Skills
Programming
- R studio
- Stata
Leadership
- Student Organization leader
- Project managing
Professional Language
- Chinese
- English
