Susan Wang

Susan Wang
  • Doctoral Student

Contact Information

  • office Address:

    2062 SH-DH
    3620 Locust Walk
    Philadelphia, PA 19104

Overview

Yiru Wang (Susan) was a research assistant at the Strategy & Entrepreneurship Department at London Business School, where she also earned a master’s in management. Susan holds a bachelor’s degree in management (focus in finance) from the University of Toronto’s Rotman Commerce. Her professional experience includes two years as a core member of an edu-tech start-up and an internship at Alibaba. She also worked as a part-time journalist, having written high-impact articles with a wide readership. Her research primarily focuses on organization design, innovation, and entrepreneurship, with an additional interest in labor market-related topics.

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