Karen Wang is a sophomore at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business studying Finance and Operations/Analytics with a minor in Statistics. She loves analyzing data to predict the future and help businesses grow. At Evenflow, she built models that accurately predicted the Fed rate cut and the Presidential, Senate, and House election results. This experience deepened her understanding of macroeconomic trends and how business and government intersect. At West Fifth Partners, she helped her bosses acquire an $18 million software company she sourced. Throughout the deal process, she witnessed firsthand how M&A and software can strengthen products and reshape legacy industries. This summer, she will continue building her skills as a 2025 Investment Banking Sophomore Analyst at Santander.
On campus, she is dedicated to fostering community and sharing knowledge. As Chief Training Officer for Smart Woman Securities (SWS), she leads weekly sessions to teach underclasswomen how to evaluate companies and build DCF models. She also launched the SWS Executive Dialogue Series, where students connect with Fortune 500 CEOs to understand their career journeys and explore how finance is interwoven across a cornucopia of industries. Furthermore, as Junior Desk Head for the Zeeba Investment Group, she leads a team of 11 analysts in making monthly stock pitches. Her clubs at Georgetown helped her find support and belonging on the Hilltop, and she is excited to give back to her communities.
As a Psaros FinPolicy Trek scholar, she is eager to engage with industry leaders about their triumphs and setbacks and gain firsthand insight into how they navigate the intersection of business and government. Beyond the Trek, she can’t wait to contribute to the FinPolicy Scholar community by actively volunteering in Psaros Center events, supporting fellow scholars in their careers, and sharing what she learns to help others interested in finance and policy. Just as past mentors and experiences have shaped her path, she plans to use what she has learned to help future students navigate the complex relationship between business and government.