James B.
5.0
(2)
1,664 min coaching
Studied at Harvard Business School
Works at Evidence Action
Successful clients at
Available Friday at 4:00 PM UTC
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About James
Graduated from Harvard with a Stem Cell Biology + Education degree Worked at Boston Consulting Group for 2 years in Social Impact/Education sectors Moved to Beijing, China on the Schwarzman Scholarship at Tsinghua University Attending Harvard Business School (2+2) MBA, Dean's Award recipient Now Chief of Staff at a global health org
Why do I coach?
So many informal coaches helped me from each opportunity to the next and I want to give back. As a first-generation college student and a first-generation in America, I love paying forward the support that was given to me!
Work Experience
Chief of Staff
Evidence Action
August 2025 - Present
Project Manager
Last Mile Education Fund
May 2024 - Present
Strategy Fellow
Open Philanthropy
May 2025 - September 2025
Consultant
Boston Consulting Group
August 2020 - August 2022
James was also given offers to work at
Bain & Company
McKinsey & Company
Education
Harvard Business School
MBA, Business
2023 - 2025
Tsinghua University
MMSc, Leadership
2022 - 2023
Harvard University
Bachelor's, Stem Cell Biology
2016 - 2020
James was also personally admitted to
Stanford University
Chicago Booth
Yale University
Columbia University
2 Reviews
Overall Rating
5.0
Knowledge
5.0
Value
5.0
Responsiveness
5.0
Supportiveness
5.0
James has helped Leland clients get into Harvard Business School