RESUME

Quinton Leung

Computational Biology & Business Finance at USC.

EDUCATION

University of Southern California

B.S. Computational Biology and Business Finance

Expected December 2028 · Los Angeles, CA

Trustee Scholar · HKSAF Scholar · USC Early Career Innovator

Coursework: Applied Python/C++, Data Structures, Machine Learning for Biology, Business Finance.

Professional experience

Open Opportunity Fund

June 2026 — August 2026

Venture Capital Summer Analyst

  • Tracked portfolio performance across Fund I and Fund II, and built AI workflows that reduced the time spent on data and portfolio requests by 50%.
  • Researched agentic infrastructure and vertical SaaS, authored two sector landscapes, and sourced 30 companies.
  • Supported investment decisions with market research, investment memos, financial models, and comparable-company analysis.

Holowand · USC LavaLab

March 2026 — Present

Co-founder & Founding PM

  • Building an AI-native game design engine as part of USC LavaLab.
  • Run weekly playtesting with 100+ users to inform product development.
  • Lead pitches to investors and founders, including Ring founder Jamie Siminoff.

AdmitPeer

May 2025 — January 2026

Founder & Owner

  • Built a college consulting service connecting high school students with mentors.
  • Led a team of 10 consultants serving 30+ parents and clients; grew the business to $40,000+ in annual recurring revenue.

AcuraStem

July 2025 — August 2025

Strategy & Investor Relations Intern

  • Built agentic AI workflows for investor prospecting and supported fundraising conversations.
  • Managed the virtual data room and prepared pitch decks and executive summaries for the leadership team.
  • Helped secure $5 million in non-dilutive NIH and Department of Defense funding.

Leadership & community

180 Degrees Consulting @ USC

August 2025 — Present

Chair of Social Impact & Strategy Consultant

  • Organize 10 social impact days per semester, involving 100+ students.
  • Support a refugee career-readiness nonprofit through employer partnerships, market research, and grant applications.

USC International Student Assembly

April 2025 — May 2026

Chair of Programming

  • Led 20 interns and three events for 400+ participants, coordinating a $50,000 budget across ISA and 10 cultural organizations.
  • Served as a liaison for an international student constituency of 12,000+.

SC Outfitters

February 2025 — Present

Trip Lead / Guide

  • Lead four overnight trips per semester, planning for safety, difficulty, and feasibility.
  • Helped generate $10,000 in club revenue through trips and events.

Music For Joy Project

June 2022 — Present

Founder & Advisor

  • Organized 700+ hours of one-to-one music lessons for underserved students, with 15 founding volunteers and 3+ partner schools.
  • Built partnerships with BGCA, YWCA, and the Hong Kong Housing Authority.

Skills & interests

C++, Python, R, SQL, Excel, PowerPoint, financial modeling (DCF, LBO, comparables), Capital IQ, and Affinity.

Fastpacking, ultrarunning, languages, cooking, bouldering, reading, talking to strangers, and Chopin.