Yulong Shao is currently the Director of Consulting at TAMID at Northeastern, where strategic partnerships with startup CEOs are established to enhance collaborative projects for consulting teams. Yulong has garnered experience in market research through a role at Protobrand and previously contributed to the Birch Lane brand at Wayfair as a Commercial Co-op, where detailed audits and data-driven initiatives led to significant improvements in category visits and brand revenue. Prior to these roles, Yulong served as a Research Assistant at Bex Translational Vision Lab, focusing on clinical vision screen tests and data organization to enhance research efficiency. Academic pursuits include a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Psychology at Northeastern University, complemented by earlier studies in mathematics at the University of Iowa.