Interior Design · Business · Finance

Hi, I'm Ariel Zhu.

A design-trained, finance-focused problem solver with a multicultural background and a four-year varsity student-athlete's discipline. Currently pursuing graduate studies in finance at Columbia SIPA.

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Cross-Disciplinary Foundation

Interior Design major with a Business minor at SCAD, now building on that foundation with a finance-focused graduate program at Columbia SIPA.

Four-Year Varsity Athlete

Earned a full athletic scholarship for golf at SCAD, competing as a varsity student-athlete for four years while excelling academically.

Multicultural Perspective

Born in Beijing, raised and educated in Florida and New York. Fluent in Chinese and English, with beginner-level Spanish.