Daniel Zhao

• Providing media commentary for top-tier media outlets, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Marketplace, Washington Post, Bloomberg and more. Completed over 500 media interviews.
• Appeared on live TV for several dozen interviews, including on Bloomberg, CNN, FOX Business and more.
• Managing team of 2 other economists and our team's annual intern program
• Producing original research to expose interesting insights and recommendations for employers and jobseekers… Show more

• Providing media commentary for top-tier media outlets, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Marketplace, Washington Post, Bloomberg and more. Completed over 500 media interviews.
• Appeared on live TV for several dozen interviews, including on Bloomberg, CNN, FOX Business and more.
• Managing team of 2 other economists and our team's annual intern program
• Producing original research to expose interesting insights and recommendations for employers and jobseekers, writing almost 200 research pieces since 2018 Show less

• Providing media commentary for top-tier media outlets, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Marketplace, Washington Post, Bloomberg and more. Completed over 400 media interviews.
• Appeared on live TV for several dozen interviews, including on Bloomberg, CNN, FOX Business and more.
• Acting as team lead, setting the research agenda and managing team of 2 other economists
• Producing original research to expose interesting insights and recommendations for employers and… Show more

• Providing media commentary for top-tier media outlets, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Marketplace, Washington Post, Bloomberg and more. Completed over 400 media interviews.
• Appeared on live TV for several dozen interviews, including on Bloomberg, CNN, FOX Business and more.
• Acting as team lead, setting the research agenda and managing team of 2 other economists
• Producing original research to expose interesting insights and recommendations for employers and jobseekers
• Acting as subject matter expert on Glassdoor data and insights for external and internal audiences Show less

• Producing original research to expose interesting insights and recommendations for employers and jobseekers
• Acting as subject matter expert on Glassdoor data and insights for external and internal audiences
• Providing media commentary for top-tier media outlets, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Marketplace, Washington Post, Bloomberg and more.
• Publishing, maintaining and improving Glassdoor's Job Market Report as data product owner

• Designed and analyzed A/B tests for Glassdoor's jobs product and mobile app in Python/SQL/Excel
• Created and updated forecasts for several different B2C functions. Designed and built new datasets and dashboards to enable real-time tracking of key forecast metrics
• Led quarterly planning process for B2C DS team
• Revamped and led summer intern recruiting efforts
• Onboarded and mentored new employees on technologies, team best practices, and project management

Quantitative/Analytical Experience
• Developed random forests model in Python/scikit-learn to predict unsubscription from marketing emails
• Constructed reinforcement learning framework for personalized email send time optimization
• Independently led feature development and managing operations for email frequency personalization system in Python/SQL, sending tens of millions fewer emails weekly with no long-term revenue decline
• Designed and analyzed marketing A/B tests for email,… Show more

Quantitative/Analytical Experience
• Developed random forests model in Python/scikit-learn to predict unsubscription from marketing emails
• Constructed reinforcement learning framework for personalized email send time optimization
• Independently led feature development and managing operations for email frequency personalization system in Python/SQL, sending tens of millions fewer emails weekly with no long-term revenue decline
• Designed and analyzed marketing A/B tests for email, display advertising, storefront, etc. in R/SQL/Excel

Leadership Experience
• Acted as interim team manager during reorg, directly managing a coop and working as project team lead across multiple personalization-related projects ranging from infrastructure to modelling/research to testing/reporting
• Advised business partners across seniority level and functions on technical product implementation and strategy
• Onboarded and mentored new employees on technologies, team best practices, and project management
• Participated in recruiting: attended all Harvard career fairs and reviewed all resulting resumes, conducted 30+ interviews Show less