Jessica is originally from Williamsburg, VA and studies Operations Research and is minoring in Computer Science and Economics. During her time here at Columbia, she has worked as a research assistant in Chemical Engineering, Public Health, and Operations Research. She’s committed to promoting equitable access to opportunities and resources for her peers and has worked on numerous events to allow students to explore career paths in the data science and operations research fields. She has served as co-president of the Columbia Data Science Society and is currently co-president of CU INFORMS. Jessica has also been an active member of Kappa Phi Lambda, Columbia’s only Asian-interest sorority dedicated to sisterhood, service, and cultural diversity, serving as the president in 2023. After graduation, Jessica intends to pursue a PhD in Operations Management at NYU Stern, hoping to continue working towards empowering businesses and organizations to improve efficiency through data and optimization.