Our Mentors
200+ working Ivy League professors and researchers, each deep in the frontiers of their field — and beside them, two or three senior advisors certified by NACAC and IECA. Faculty set the academic bar; advisors carry the journey end to end. That is the two-team model behind every IVY Club student.
Mentor Directory
IVY Club’s mentor team brings together 200+ working Ivy League professors and researchers, each deep in the frontiers of their field and in teaching. Their job is to build your academic ability and research profile — and to connect you to the standards of the world’s best universities. Photos and full names are pending from the team; the profiles below are compiled from the IVY Club 2026 team summary. Please verify authorization before launch.
Faculty Mentors
Princeton University · Professor
Professor at Princeton University and a core member of a Nobel laureate’s team. Former chief scientist of AI for Earth at Microsoft, advisor to energy and finance companies, editor-in-chief of several international journals, and member of the American Physical Society.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Professor of Computer Science
Tenured professor at MIT CSAIL, working on deep learning, computer vision, and multimodal models. Previously at Google DeepMind, leading research on several generations of general vision architectures. 100+ papers at NeurIPS, ICML and CVPR, with over ten thousand citations.
Stanford University · Professor of Bioengineering
Tenured professor of bioengineering at Stanford, with research spanning CRISPR gene editing, cell therapy, and regenerative medicine. Led preclinical development of multiple cell-therapy drugs. 60+ papers in journals including Science and Nature Biotechnology.
Harvard University · Professor of Finance
Tenured professor of finance at Harvard Business School, focused on asset pricing, quantitative investing, and fintech. Former director of quantitative investment strategy at Goldman Sachs New York, with over a decade on Wall Street. Associate editor at several finance journals and independent director at major institutions.
California Institute of Technology · Professor of Aerospace
Professor of aerospace at Caltech, covering flight dynamics, deep-space systems, and intelligent control. Former principal engineer at NASA JPL, leading control-system work on Mars missions. Principal investigator on major NASA and DoD research programs.
University of Oxford · Professor of Politics
Tenured professor at Oxford’s Department of Politics and International Relations, researching international political economy, global governance, and policy advising. Former senior fellow at Brookings, advising governments on foreign policy. 50+ articles in leading social-science journals and several academic monographs.
Researchers
Yale University · PhD in Economics
Holds a PhD and MA in economics from Yale and dual bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and economics from UCSB. Former roles at the Treasury and the IMF, working on macroeconomics, international finance, financial stability, monetary policy, and RMB internationalization. Led policy reports and international economic consultations.
Stanford University · PhD Candidate in CS
PhD candidate in computer science at Stanford, working at the intersection of human-computer interaction and machine learning — human-centered AI, health-behavior intervention, and digital technology. Led the development of a large-language-model health chatbot, combining strong engineering with a user-experience mindset.
Yale University · PhD in Biology
PhD in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology from Yale. Research across stem-cell biology, tissue engineering, epigenetics, single-cell genomics, and AI for biomedicine. Skilled in both bench experiments and Python/R omics analysis, with startup experience commercializing regenerative-medicine work.
Stanford University · PhD in EE
PhD in electrical engineering from Stanford, ranked 1/101 in his undergraduate class at Nanjing University, with a full-A+ exchange at Duke. 20+ high-impact papers including Science and Nature Electronics, roughly 1,000 citations. Mentors graduate applications, research, papers, and STEM competitions in EE, CS, applied physics, and materials.
UNC-Chapel Hill · PhD in Econometrics
PhD in econometrics and statistics from UNC-Chapel Hill, spanning causal inference, financial econometrics, volatility forecasting, and deep learning. Formerly in data science and quantitative research at the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise and CICC, with a national patent in smart health detection.
University College London · PhD in Smart Sensing
PhD in smart sensing systems from UCL, MSc in robotics, now a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Southampton. Deep work in deep learning, wireless sensing, embedded ML, and edge computing across healthcare and human-computer interaction. Contributed to joint projects including UCL sensing integration and smart security for the Metropolitan Police.
Carnegie Mellon University · PhD in CS
PhD in computer science from CMU, undergraduate at Tsinghua in automation. Research across computer vision, autonomous-driving perception, multimodal fusion, and 3D reconstruction, leading performance optimization for multi-object tracking. 10+ papers at ICCV, CVPR, and NeurIPS, and a reviewer for top AI venues.
Harvard University · PhD in Design
PhD in architecture from Harvard GSD, undergraduate honors at Tongji. Work spans sustainable urban design, regeneration, parametric design, and digital fabrication. Formerly at KPF New York, leading design on landmark projects, with AIA New York and Asian Architecture awards to his name.
Johns Hopkins University · PhD in Public Health
PhD in epidemiology from Johns Hopkins, undergraduate at Peking University’s School of Public Health. Research in infectious-disease epidemiology and health-policy evaluation; served as a research officer at the World Health Organization contributing to global disease-prevention policy. 10+ peer-reviewed publications.
Columbia University · PhD in Financial Engineering
PhD in financial engineering from Columbia, undergraduate at Peking University’s Guanghua School ranked in the top 5%. Research in derivatives pricing, quant strategy, risk management, and high-frequency models. Formerly at Morgan Stanley New York, building US equity quant strategies and risk models. Holds CFA and FRM.
University College London · PhD in Biomedicine
PhD in stem-cell and tumor biology from UCL, with clinical and public-health master’s degrees. Nearly a decade of bench experience in 3D organoid models, drug screening, and translational medicine. Postdoctoral research at Cancer Research UK and leadership of a 3D-organoid screening platform at a biopharma company.
Columbia University · PhD in CS
PhD in computer science from Columbia, working on robot learning, tactile sensing, and reinforcement learning. Research at Boston Dynamics AI Institute and MIT CSAIL among other leading robotics labs. 20 publications, many at ICRA, IROS, and other top robotics venues.
Advisory Mentors
IVY Club matches every student with two or three senior advisors in addition to faculty mentors. All hold graduate degrees from top US universities and the NACAC and IECA dual certification — so they know the rules, the preferences, and the full logic of admissions, and can run the whole journey with you end to end.
Columbia University · PhD
10+ years advising top US undergraduate admissions, specializing in HYPSM planning. Has helped 100+ students into US top-10 schools. Reads applications with an admissions lens and breaks the template to build materials that are genuinely one of a kind.
University of Pennsylvania · Dual BA · MSc Edinburgh
10+ years in premium admissions planning across the US, UK, and Hong Kong systems. Has guided 100+ students into Ivies, G5 schools, and Hong Kong’s top three. Excels at dissecting a student’s full background and building a differentiated long-term profile — and at finding the personal story behind the checklist.
University of Pennsylvania · Dual MA (Penn & PKU)
Dual master’s degrees — higher education from Penn and business administration from Peking University. Years of international admissions consulting across the US, UK, and Hong Kong. Has guided many students into US top-30s, UK G5, and Hong Kong’s top three, planning from both academics and career direction.
University of Leeds · MSc
MSc from Leeds with years of UK and US high-school admissions experience, fluent in the full application and visa process. Strong at planning, course selection, and school-fit matching, tailoring each plan to the student — with cohorts of students into respected UK and US schools.
University of Sheffield · MSc
Deep familiarity with AP, A-Level, and IB, five-plus years teaching English and advising admissions, and a working command of SAT and ACT. Combines teaching strengths with personalized score-improvement and planning — and keeps close tabs on admission trends at Ivies, Hong Kong, and Australia.
University College London · MSc
Holds US NACAC certification with 10+ years of premium admissions planning. Knows the US-UK-HK systems and their logic inside out, finds the unusual potential in a student’s strengths and story, and links top mentor resources to the right direction — turning strengths into a clear, differentiated long-term path.
Words from Mentors
These quotes follow the original site’s mentor page (col102) in order and are not bound to specific titles (the original page listed titles and quotes as separate modules, to avoid mismatch — the team can pair them later).
“Every student deserves a chance at world-class research.”
We have helped students earn undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral offers from Princeton, Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Columbia, Yale, and Cornell.
“Patience, focus, and persistence.”
We have helped many students earn bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral admissions at schools including Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Cornell, and Yale.
“With us, research and education become approachable.”
We have helped many students earn bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral admissions at Princeton, Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern.
“For every child climbing a mountain, I want to be their guide.”
We have helped students earn offers at Cornell, Princeton, Harvard, UC Berkeley, Yale, and Northwestern.
“Let every child become a better version of themselves.”
We have helped students earn offers at Princeton, Columbia, Cambridge, CUHK, NTU, and Sydney.
“Awaken what is inside, and growth carries itself.”
We have helped students earn offers at Penn, Dartmouth, Oxford, HKUST, NUS, and Melbourne.
“Turn potential into solid strength.”
We have helped students earn offers at Penn, Cornell, Oxford, HKUST, NUS, and Melbourne.
“Teach how to fish, and learning lasts a lifetime.”
We have helped students earn offers at Yale, Princeton, Oxford, HKU, NUS, and Melbourne.
“Give them the courage to explore the world.”
We have helped students earn offers at Harvard, Columbia, Cambridge, CUHK, NTU, and Sydney.
“Walk beside them, and light the road ahead.”
We have helped students earn offers at Harvard, Cornell, Oxford, HKU, NUS, and Melbourne.
“Let every unique soul shine.”
We have helped students earn offers at Dartmouth, Brown, Cambridge, HKBU, NTU, and Sydney.
“Sow quietly, and wait for each flower.”
We have helped students earn offers at Columbia, Dartmouth, Cambridge, CityU, NTU, and Sydney.
“Let every burning dream have its chance.”
We have helped students earn offers at Stanford, Penn, Cambridge, CUHK, NTU, and Sydney.
“Shape independent minds, and make the self whole.”
We have helped students earn offers at Dartmouth, Brown, Oxford, HKUST, NUS, and Melbourne.
“No copies. Protect what makes each student unique.”
We have helped students earn offers at Stanford, Brown, Oxford, HKU, NUS, and Melbourne.
“Sharpen thinking that serves a lifetime.”
We have helped students earn offers at Penn, Cornell, Cambridge, CUHK, NTU, and Sydney.
“Light curiosity, and the world becomes worth loving.”
We have helped students earn offers at Yale, Dartmouth, Oxford, HKUST, NUS, and Melbourne.
“Build bridges between potential and the horizon.”
We have helped students earn offers at Harvard, Dartmouth, Oxford, HKU, NUS, and Melbourne.
“Wake the heart, and nurture the soil of growth.”
We have helped students earn offers at Yale, Brown, Cambridge, CUHK, NTU, and Sydney.
“Honor the classics, and build the foundations of innovation.”
We have helped students earn offers at Dartmouth, Columbia, Cambridge, CityU, NTU, and Sydney.
“Hone ability, and face the unknown with ease.”
We have helped students earn offers at Harvard, Penn, Columbia, HKU, NUS, and Melbourne.
“Give courage to explore beyond the known edge.”
We have helped students earn offers at Yale, Cornell, Oxford, HKUST, NUS, and Melbourne.
“With patience, respect every child’s own rhythm.”
We have helped students earn offers at Princeton, Dartmouth, Cambridge, CUHK, NTU, and Sydney.
“A single beam of light can carry a long life’s journey.”
We have helped students earn offers at Harvard, Columbia, Cambridge, HKBU, NTU, and Sydney.
“Stir the mind, and let students lead themselves forward.”
We have helped students earn offers at MIT, Harvard, Brown, Cambridge, HKU, NUS, and Melbourne.
“Fuel growth that never stops moving.”
We have helped students earn offers at Stanford, Columbia, Oxford, CUHK, NTU, and Sydney.
“Work the soil, and let dreams take root and bear fruit.”
We have helped students earn offers at Princeton, Cornell, Cambridge, HKUST, NUS, and Melbourne.
“Grow responsibility, and be a light-chaser with a duty.”
We have helped students earn offers at Brown, Cornell, Cambridge, HKU, NUS, and Melbourne.
“Build depth, and give life more weight.”
We have helped students earn offers at Penn, Dartmouth, Oxford, CityU, NTU, and Sydney.
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