Mandy Chen

About Mandy Chen

Mandy on a street in New York at sunset
Mandy above the bay in San Francisco
Mandy and a teammate at a laptop in the studio
Mandy with friends at a formal
Mandy and a friend posing with the Charging Bull on Wall Street
Mandy at a Yale football game

i love an open question. Working across product, design, and code has pulled me into rooms that span research, interface, development, and marketing. As a dreamer, I’m super interested in shaping products of the future that positively impact lives.

when i’m not designing, you can find me trying new cafes, dancing in the studio, playing video games, or frolicking the Yale School of Art. My friends describe me as very ENFP energy: the embodiment of 100 ideas with only 24 hours in a day.

let’s chat! I’m open for summer 2027 in product design, management, and marketing, and always happy to talk collaborations, design, and life.

studying
CS + Art, Yale
currently
UX Student Product Manager, 7‑Eleven
previously
Horizon Media
Medtronic
Lenovo
open to
summer 2027: product design, management, and marketing

my design journey

starting from zero is scary, i know because i’ve been there. here’s a little of my story, in case it helps someone who’s where i was :)

  1. Mandy with two studio teammates in the makerspace

    fall '24

    Stepping into DFA Studio

    My first home at Yale was DFA Studio, a community dedicated to human centered design. But post-Covid the club wavered, leaving 3 board members and minimal traction on broader campus.

  2. Mandy and two others in front of the Design for America member wall

    summer '25

    Taking on the torch for DFA

    I took over presidency in winter of '24 with a hope of making DFA a central home for product thinkers and designers. Here I spent the summer learning with my co-president and national DFA.

  3. Mandy at the DFA recruitment booth

    fall '25

    EC Bazaar recruiting

    After the summer, we fully launched the rebrand of DFA Yale. On this day, we had over 50 signups from interested members. It was the start of something new!

  4. The DFA Yale board in matching shirts

    fall '25

    First board meeting

    This was my first DFA meeting as president and when I realized that we were a true community (did you peep the glow up from 3 to 11 in less than a year?)

  5. Mandy at the 3D modeling workshop

    fall '25

    First workshop

    Hosted a 3D printing and modeling workshop at the CEID for DFA members. This marked the beginning of my rodeo as an event host.

  6. Designers from several campuses together

    spring '26

    First regional design meetup

    I had a crazy idea to host Yale's first design conference in December of 2025. In March 2026, I brought together 60+ designers from 8+ colleges for 2 days.

  7. Hosts of the Config watch party in New York

    summer '26

    Hosting for Config

    Driven by the love of bringing like-minded people together, I co-hosted Config Watch Party with Friends of Figma and Design Meetup for 100+ designers.