About Yankang

Spending almost 8 years in management consulting was never the original plan. I studied Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Harvard and had done all my internships at big tech companies but always craved exposure to higher-level business decision making that was not readily available to engineers or PMs. After watching a couple friends practicing for consulting interviews, I decided that exploring management consulting would be the best learning environment for 2 years before going back into tech. Various opportunities and a dynamics environment led to 8 years... At BCG, I focused on unique projects outside of the bread-and-butter strategy and diligence cases that management consulting is known for. I launched ventures and spin-offs, led BCG's internal AI program, helped build our Fintech practice, and worked on high-touch projects with clients that were often in the "99 percentile of difficulty" as my career coach put it. I have navigated complex internal and external dynamics and optimized my own working team environments - as an IC and manager. My "chosen" extracurricular at BCG always recruiting primarily because of the stellar people on the team. After serving as an interview buddy and case practice partner, I was given the chance to lead the Bay Area's recruiting team for Associate hiring and summer intern programs between 2022-2024. I built relationships with candidates from initial interest to final offer, held decision-round interviews, onboarded hundreds of new BCGers, and know the recruiting criteria through and through.