
James B.
5.0
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1,664 min coaching
Double Harvard MBA, Booth MBA + Tsinghua MA - HBS 2+2 Admissions
Studied at Harvard Business School
Works at Evidence Action
Successful clients at
Available tomorrow at 2:30 PM UTC
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James's Coaching Offerings

Craft Powerful MBA Essays
Craft winning MBA essays through brainstorming, drafting, and editing
Starting at $3275h+ of coaching

Comprehensive MBA Application Package — Land Your Dream Program
Expert help on your MBA essays, recommendations, resume, and more
Starting at $2,20020h+ of coaching

Nail the MBA Interview
Practice realistic mock MBA interviews with a trained expert
Starting at $2003h+ of coaching
Custom hourly · $69/hr
Get help with Financial Aid & Scholarships, Editing, and .
James’s MBA Qualifications
10+ people coached for MBA
Open to working with clients outside the U.S.
Graduating Harvard undergraduate, I applied for and was accepted to 5 top business schools. Since then, I've helped many students apply and join top schools across the country. Happy to work with you on finding your story and telling a novel narrative, fine-tuning essays, and strategizing schools.
James can help with:
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Editing
Recommendations
Interviews
School Selection
Application Strategy
Essays
Resume
James also coaches for Management Consulting, College, and Master’s Programs. View all.
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
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James has helped Leland clients get into Harvard Business School