Hangcheng Zhao

Hangcheng Zhao
  • Doctoral Student

Contact Information

  • office Address:

    700 Jon M. Huntsman Hall
    3730 Walnut Street
    University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, PA 19104

Overview

Hangcheng Zhao joined the Wharton Marketing Doctoral Program in fall 2020. She received a BS in Economics from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and an M.A. in Social Sciences with a Concentration in Economics at the University of Chicago. For more information, please visit Hangcheng’s personal website at https://hangcheng-zhao.github.io. 

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