Spotlight on our Product Games Finalists –Tepper School of Business

Team Oriental Express from Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business brings experience from commercial banking, investment banking, e-commerce, management consulting, and technology. With such diverse backgrounds, the team enjoys cross-functional collaboration and exploring innovative products. Read on to learn more about their backgrounds and perspectives.

Taijiro Tsuyuki (Jiro)

Taijiro Tsuyuki (Jiro)

Current Degree: MBA Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business – class of 2020

Other degrees: Bachelor of Laws at the University of Tokyo

Most recent role: Manager for cybersecurity at Mizuho Financial Group

What interests me about product management? Product management has always excited me because it is the intersect of Business, Technology, & Design, where I can enjoy interdisciplinary dynamics.

My favourite piece of technology/favourite app feature? Cryptography / Blockchain.

Chengjing Ye (Lydia)

Chengjing Ye (Lydia)

Current Degree: MBA Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business – class of 2020

Other degrees: Bachelor of Science in Marketing

Most recent role: Analytics Associate in A.T.Kearney

What interests me about product management? How to address a real pain point with minimized features.

My favourite piece of technology/favourite app feature? Shanxiuxia: price evaluation based on types of problems.

Seounghyeon Lee (Justin)

Seounghyeon Lee (Justin)

Current Degree: MBA Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business – class of 2020

Other degrees: MS at Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University / BS at Electrical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University

Most recent role: Product Innovation Manager at DEEP LOCAL (a WPP company)

What interests me about product management? I have worked as a PM so far. As a person from technology background, I always have wanted to build a new technical product that can innovate work processes or make expensive service/products more accessible to the general public. As product management works can place me at the center of those opportunities, I am interested in PM. Plus, there are so many exciting learning opportunities from markets and users to technologies and your colleagues. These holistic learning opportunities are another reason why I have enjoyed PM works

My favourite piece of technology/favourite app feature? Internet of Things. Until now, I have worked in the IoT area as a PM and designer. Still, my biggest interest is new IoT products. In my perspective, IoT is a technology that can drastically reduce inefficiencies and gives specific granularities on how works are going, which can bring down labor costs and price of service/products drastically. If we additionally talk about more advanced IoT technology, XR, it is also possible to help people learn new skills/knowledge super fast. In my perspective, IoT is a key technology that can particularly innovate labor intensive industries. I liked these aspects of IoT, which is why I have worked in the IoT area up to now.

Shogo Tono (Shogo)

Shogo Tono (Shogo)

Current Degree: MBA Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business – class of 2020

Other degrees: Bachelor of Economics at Hitotsubashi University

Most recent role: Senior Credit Analyst at Japanese Investment Bank

What interests me about product management? I’m interested in how product management strategically helps the company achieve its business goals and make profits.

My favourite piece of technology/favourite app feature? AI / Machine Learning.