Lavinia Zhao

Lavinia Zhao is currently working as a Research Analyst in the CL Division at the International Monetary Fund since July 2023. Prior to this, Lavinia has gained experience as a Research Assistant at Harvard's Belfer Center, Product Manager at Tencent, Fintech Strategy Analyst Intern at Ping An Technology, and in various other roles at companies such as NewQuest Capital Partners, Roland Berger, and Peking University. Lavinia holds a Master's degree in Political Economy from Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Bachelor's degrees in Finance and Arabic Language and Culture from Peking University, with an exchange semester in finance at King's College London.