Benjamin Ian Chen

19 y/o born in Minnesota, studied in HK & Taiwan, currently in New York City 
B.A. in Economics & Mathematics & Business Studies @ New York University

Present

Co-Founder @ Boulevard Legacy LLC & launching Pillar. Check our our progress here
Founder @ The Branden Center, global research center focused on US-Asia relations
Intern @ The Bailingguo News, nearly 1M subscribers
Videographer & Editor @ 兩岸1949, producing documentaries with 500k views
‍I write sometimes too (& in chinese)

Past

‍Founder @ EconHacks, raised 270k USD worth of prizes with 3000+ participants across chapters
‍Founder @ The Branden Center (50,000 readers per month, 150+ student journalists)
acquired by Institute for Youth in Policy
Venture Partner @ Bullmont Capital, a venture studio for student founders
‍‍Equity Research Summer Analyst @ Atomvest Limited covering US Software (HCM)
Research & Translation @ Taiwan's National Policy Foundation (Kuomintang)
Legislative Research Assistant @ Taiwan's Congress
Vice President of Policy @ Institute for Youth in Policy
Quantitative Research Intern @ Derivatives China Capital
COVID Research Intern @ Harvard Center for Geographic Analysis
‍Published two books: Youth Economist Compilation & International Policnomics
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