About Me

Hello! My name is Kaylee Shen. I'm interested in economic, environmental, social, and political challenges. I am especially fascinated when these intersect into a wicked problem. 

In the past, I have managed deal flow for climate investors, worked to pass a climate resolution setting a goal of carbon neutrality by 2040 for the city of Olympia, set the foundation for carbon credit development, studied human trafficking in plantations & distant water fishing vessels, and more.  

More recently, my work has been in rural development and smallholder commodity industries (oil palm, seaweed) in Southeast Asia. I spent the past year traveling to Malaysian Borneo for fieldwork to implement oil palm agroforestry and learn ground realities for the Sabah Renewable Energy Rural Electrification Roadmap. 

I care deeply about social and economic issues, and I am most passionate when I find a particular intervention to be a compelling solution for the specific problem space. I find many problem spaces fascinating, and I am generally sector-agnostic and problem space-agnostic. 

Outside of work you can find me playing the oboe, listening to orchestral movie soundtracks, watching OverSimplified's history videos on YouTube, and practicing Malay.

I enjoy interesting conversations with interesting people so if you have questions, big ideas, or problems you’re thinking through, let's chat. kayshen@stanford.edu