Welcome to my portfolio! Here, you can learn more about me, and view my papers, projects, and recordings.
Experience
Associate · Banking & Capital Markets
PwC · Apr 2026 - Present
Performed procedures for the year-end group audit, debt issuance opinions, and interim reviews of a global systemically important bank with total assets over $3tn
Associate · London Audit
PwC · Sep 2025 - Mar 2026
PwC prize winner for exceptional certificate level results
Performed substantive testing for statutory audits across technology, information services, and non-profit sectors.
Research Intern · Inclusive Growth
UNDP · Aug 2023 - Aug 2024
Co-authored 2 publications on small island developing states and landlocked countries
Created a database of social protection programmes of UNDP to faciliate knowledge sharing between country offices
Research Intern · Strategic Foresight
UNDP · Mar 2023 - Aug 2023
Contributed to a publication on climate migration in Vietnam and Pakistan
Organised a public consultation with local stakeholders and experts around climate migration in Vietnam and Pakistan
Education
London School of Economics
MSc Political Economy · Sep 2025
Distinction · Prize for best overall performance
Modules included: Causal Inference, Multivariate Analysis, Econometrics, Regression, Game Theory, Macro and Micro Economics, and Quantitative analysis for Political Science
King’s College London
BSc Politics · Jun 2024
First Class with Honours
Modules included: Statistics II, Advanced Game Theory, Economic Policy, Policy Analysis, Research Methods, Elections and Voting Behaviour, and International Politics
Canyon Crest Academy
High School Diploma (USA) · Jun 2021
ACT 35/36 · National AP Scholar
AP Exams: Calculus BC (5/5), Physics 1 (5/5), Statistics (5/5), Physics 2 (4/5), European History (5/5), World History (5/5), US History (5/5), English Language (5/5), Computer Science (4/5), Macroeconomics (4/5), Pyschology (4/5), Music Theory (5/5), Chinese (5/5)
Awards
PwC Prize for Exceptional Certificate Level Results
Awarded by PwC · 2026
Awarded for obtaining an average of over 90% on the 6 certificate level ACA exams
Prize for Best Overall Performance
Awarded by the London School of Economics · 2025
Awarded for obtaining the highest overall mark in the LSE programme
National AP Scholar
Awarded by the College Board · 2020
Awarded for taking more than 8 AP exams while maintaining an average above 4/5.
President’s Volunteer Service Award (2x)
Office of the President of the United States · 2018 & 2019
Awarded for performing more than 250 hours of community service in a year
SCSBOA All Southern Orchestra
SCSBOA · 2020
Was selected to be 5th chair first violin for Southern California’s honour orchestra
Publications
Landlocked Developing Countries: Looking Back and Ahead
Renata Rubian, Dajna Sorenson, Rishi Chakraborty, and Kevin Li (2025)
I co-authored this paper as part of my internship with the UNDP
SIDS: Looking Back and Forward
Renata Rubian, Dajna Sorenson, Rishi Chakraborty, Kevin Li, and Jade Cooper (2024)
I co-authored this paper as part of my internship with the UNDP
Anticipating the Impacts of Climate Change Related Human Mobility in Pakistan and Viet Nam
Aarathi Krishnan, Beth Allen, Sophia Robele, Aaron Martin, and Wajiha Khan (2024)
I contributed to the research behind this publication as part of my internship with UNDP
Projects
Causal Replication and Reppraisal of Tellez (2022)
Land, Opportunism, and Displacement in Civil Wars: Evidence from Colombia
I created this paper as part of my masters degree, using modern difference-in-differences methods to replicate and appraise an existing paper
Legalisation of LGBTQ+ Marriage and Right-wing Populism
Evidence of the Cultural Backlash Hypothesis in Europe with Difference-in-Differences
I created this paper as part of my masters degree, under the guidance of Professor Stephane Wolton, who provided the topic and the data
Simple Econometric Theory Review
Applied Econometrics Resources
I created this deck as a summary of content on econometrics taught by Dr. Jörn-Steffen Pischke,Dr. Daniel de Kadt, and Dr. Aliz Toth
Causal Framework Basics
Applied Econometrics Resources
I created this deck as a summary of content on econometrics taught by Dr. Jörn-Steffen Pischke, Dr. Daniel de Kadt, and Dr. Aliz Toth
Solo Recordings
Tsujii · Elegy for the Victims of the Earthquake and Tsunami
Kevin Li (Piano) · 2018
Juyoung’s favourite song - I made this recording for Juyoung
Elgar · Salut d’Amour
Kevin Li (Violin) · 2021
Kevin Li · My Original Composition
Kevin Li (Violin & Piano) · 2021
I composed and recorded this for a canyon crest academy music conservatory project.
Don’t Know What The Song Name Is
Kevin Li (Piano) · 2018
I recorded this in a period when I was really sad in 2018, I don’t remember what the song is called (or perhaps I made it?)
Ailee · I Will Go to You Like the First Snow
Kevin Li (Violin & Piano) · 2021
I also created this arrangement of this song for violin and piano
Shostakovitch · Five Pieces for Two Violins
Kevin Li (Violin & Piano) · 2020
Borowski · Adoration
Kevin Li (Violin & Piano) · 2021
Puth · One Call Away
Kevin Li (Violin & Piano) · 2021
I also created this arrangement of this song for violin and piano
Group Recordings
Haydn · Bird Quartet, Movement 4
Audrey Park (Violin), Kevin Li (Violin), Layla Shapouri (Viola), Roxan Lim (Cello) · 2017
Haydn · Bird Quartet, Movement 3
Audrey Park (Violin), Kevin Li (Violin), Layla Shapouri (Viola), Roxan Lim (Cello) · 2017
Anderson · Sleigh Ride
Canyon Crest Academy Orchestra · 2017
Song I Do Not Know the Name of
Canyon Crest Academy Orchestra · 2017