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Steven A.

As an educator, Mr. Ahn has taught for over twenty­ five years and is currently a professor at Emory University where he teaches undergraduate and post­graduate finance, investments, and economics, and quantitative analysis.

As a consultant, Mr. Ahn has been advising students for over ten years resulting in successful admissions to all Ivy League universities as well as over 50 other different universities. As a faculty member of Emory University, he has reviewed application essays and interviewed admissions and scholarship applicants. He also interviewed applicants and reviewed applications for the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) and had been evaluating applications previously for over 10 years. He continues to hold seminars on college applications topics, interviewing, essay writing, and college planning.

Mr. Ahn began his writing career as a contributor to Thinking on Paper and later authored Global Cash Management, published in three editions. His professional writing includes research reports for major institutions and editorial work for outlets such as Bloomberg, The Economist, FORTUNE, and NPR.