Linda Yao wasn’t the type of kid who was dead-set on becoming a lawyer or doctor when she grew up. With wide-eyed curiosity and a bit of indecisiveness, she was tugged in dozens of different directions until she landed at #HarvardSEAS, where she chose an applied math concentration because of the field’s flexibility. It should come as no surprise that Yao, director of mergers and acquisitions and business development at @Lenovo, has found a role that is impossible to narrowly define. In the company’s Data Center Group, Yao seeks to build partnerships and explore new business models to keep the company at the leading edge of a constantly transforming industry. “I like the fact that my work is truly multidisciplinary,” said Yao, A.B. ’10. “Every M&A transaction is defined by a bunch of disciplines that all come together, like finance, strategy, project management, negotiation, law, etc. It ensures I’m never bored.” ⠀ #Harvard #HarvardAlumni #appliedmath #businessdevelopment #mergersandacquisitions #multidisciplinary #datacenter (at Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)











