Liana Lan
ESG Impact Investing Analyst at HIP Investor Inc.- Claim this Profile
Click to upgrade to our gold package
for the full feature experience.
-
Chinese Native or bilingual proficiency
-
English Native or bilingual proficiency
Topline Score
Bio
Experience
-
HIP Investor Inc.
-
United States
-
Investment Management
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
ESG Impact Investing Analyst
-
Mar 2023 - Present
· Collect financial, operating, and sustainability data on municipal bond issuers, companies, governments, and social sector organizations. · Co-design, test and evolve overall ratings, pillars, metrics; · Use Python, GIS or other tools to facilitate HIP rating workflows, manage data, calculate metrics, visualize analytics and insights; · Map issuer to issuances. Evaluate and categorize use of proceeds; · Develop, test, and implement ideas and initiatives to build awareness, branding, and customer acquisition include writing, publishing and social media. Show less
-
-
-
Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC)
-
United States
-
Public Policy Offices
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Bartlett Fellow
-
Sep 2022 - Jun 2023
• Provide coding and research assistance to Prof. Shaoda Wang on a variety of projects in the environmental and economic consequences of regulation on polluting firms with A/B testing method • Conduct a DiD analysis and leverage geocoded panel datasets with detailed information on production and emission activities to study the internalization effects of border environmental spillovers introduced by township consolidation, as reflected by analyzing indexes including SO2 emissions, coal boiler ownership and abatement investment of polluting firms Show less
-
-
-
University of Chicago
-
United States
-
Higher Education
-
700 & Above Employee
-
Music Department Event Manager & Piano Program Coordinator
-
Sep 2021 - Jun 2023
• Provide both scheduling and logistical support for the Music Department Performance Program for rehearsals, concerts, workshops, and other activities across campus • Ensure the smooth operation of all Performance Program events through careful, detailed pre-planning as well as on-site management of backstage and front-of-house operations for concerts and other events • Provide both scheduling and logistical support for the Music Department Performance Program for rehearsals, concerts, workshops, and other activities across campus • Ensure the smooth operation of all Performance Program events through careful, detailed pre-planning as well as on-site management of backstage and front-of-house operations for concerts and other events
-
-
-
Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois (RTA)
-
United States
-
Urban Transit Services
-
100 - 200 Employee
-
Graduate Consultant | Harris Policy Lab
-
Jan 2023 - Apr 2023
Analyzed the post-covid fiscal cliff for RTA, produced fact sheets and provided recommendations jn the form of memo and presentation. • Using data from National Transit Database, AASHTO surveys and peer reports, we examined 4 peer agencies to gain insight into how legacy systems (MTA & SEPTA) that rely heavily on passenger fares and newer systems (LAMTA & DART) focused on diversifying their revenue streams plan to avoid or mitigate the effects of a fiscal cliff • Designed and produced 5 fact sheets with solid data analysis and concise visualizations • Summarized funding structures and successful fund-diversification strategies across peer agencies, and presented peer-agency findings as well as recommendations for RTA on preserving operations budget. Show less
-
-
-
Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago
-
United States
-
Higher Education
-
100 - 200 Employee
-
Teaching Assistant for the Coding Camp
-
Aug 2022 - Sep 2022
• Working with the Dean of Students Office on student accommodations • Preparing and holding teaching sessions for Programming in R • Responding in a timely manner to students’ queries via email or online discussion boards
-
-
Teaching Assistant & Program Coordinator for International Policy Action Lab
-
Jul 2022 - Sep 2022
• Provided research assistance and managed research project ‘Impact of Macroeconomic Shocks on Consumption in the U.S.’: acquired and cleaned consumption data from SafeGraph to track how the global economic response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine has impacted spending patterns in the United States; applied a fixed effect model to deseasonalize the consumption pattern; conducted map visualization to illustrate clusters of impact points • Designed strategy and led 90 students of diverse backgrounds to master coding skills and econometric methods • Fostered a supportive and close community through hosting regular social events Show less
-
-
-
Center for Spatial Data Science
-
United States
-
Research Services
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Research Assistant
-
Jun 2022 - Sep 2022
Working on 2 projects of the Healthy Regions & Policies Lab: 1. Public Transit Data & Access Metrics: Develop analytic workflow and notebook with R and Python for calculating public transportation travel times and access metrics for US Census tracts, zip codes, and counties using GTFS feeds for major US cities and metropolitan areas. 2. Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Access Research: Assist with manuscript writing, literature reviews, data analysis, and results discussion for research assessing current access to MOUD and across health and socioeconomic conditions Show less
-
-
-
US Heartland China Association
-
United States
-
Public Policy Offices
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Research Intern
-
Jul 2022 - Aug 2022
• Engaged in 'Why China matters to Heartland States' research project by conducting both quantitativea and qualitative data analysis, in-depth interviews with stakeholders and drafting paragraphs published on the USHCA website; • Selected to present research results at the Member Forum • Engaged in 'Why China matters to Heartland States' research project by conducting both quantitativea and qualitative data analysis, in-depth interviews with stakeholders and drafting paragraphs published on the USHCA website; • Selected to present research results at the Member Forum
-
-
-
Intellisia Institute
-
China
-
Research Services
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Research Assistant
-
Apr 2022 - Jul 2022
• Formed analysis reports on U.S. policy tracking, science & technology and ESG issues • Assisted in translation, data collection, database sorting and policy analysis of U.S. Research Group • Formed analysis reports on U.S. policy tracking, science & technology and ESG issues • Assisted in translation, data collection, database sorting and policy analysis of U.S. Research Group
-
-
-
Huizhi International Capital
-
Shanghai, China
-
Summer Intern
-
Jun 2021 - Sep 2021
• Conducted the competitive analysis, market sizing, supply chain analysis and assisted in forecast model building for Renogy, a US-based renewable energy company • Joined due diligence trips and compiled roadshow presentation of Bloomage BioTechnology • Conducted the competitive analysis, market sizing, supply chain analysis and assisted in forecast model building for Renogy, a US-based renewable energy company • Joined due diligence trips and compiled roadshow presentation of Bloomage BioTechnology
-
-
-
CIB Research
-
China
-
Business Consulting and Services
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Macroeconomic Associate Researcher
-
Nov 2020 - Jun 2021
• Maintained and updated database of macroeconomics, interest rates, foreign exchange rates and commodities, based on which to form and publish 30+ economic analysis reports with 10k+ views of each • Performed administrative work: served as core client contact, managed 500k subscriber media platform, and assisted CIB chief economists in organizing monthly market review seminars • Maintained and updated database of macroeconomics, interest rates, foreign exchange rates and commodities, based on which to form and publish 30+ economic analysis reports with 10k+ views of each • Performed administrative work: served as core client contact, managed 500k subscriber media platform, and assisted CIB chief economists in organizing monthly market review seminars
-
-
-
Beeku Communication
-
China
-
Advertising Services
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Social Media Marketing Intern
-
Dec 2018 - Feb 2019
Engaged in marketing strategy design and core client contact for Bytedance, Nayuki and BMW Engaged in marketing strategy design and core client contact for Bytedance, Nayuki and BMW
-
-
Education
-
University of Chicago
Master of Public Policy, Finance; Data Analytics and Energy & Environmental Policy -
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
-
Columbia University
Non-degree visiting program (Full scholarship), Applied Mathematics -
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bachelor of Science - BS, Economic Geography