Kevin Covarrubias
Senior Strategist @ Crimson Education | Columbia & CMC | Oakland Library Commissioner & Oakland Promise Mentor | U.S. State Department CLS Taiwan ’22 | Google-Certified Responsible AI in Education Advocate | 🗣️: 中文, ESP
- Role
- Senior Strategy Consultant at Crimson Education
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kevin Covarrubias
I translate between the institutions building AI, the institutions regulating it, and the…
Experience
Senior Strategy Consultant
Apr 2025 — Present
As a Senior Strategist at Crimson Education, I advise 45–50+ high-achieving students (VVIP/VIP, BS/MD, STEM, business, social sciences, humanities) through U.S. admissions. My work blends high-touch mentorship with product innovation, trilingual communication, and market expansion.Key ResponsibilitiesGuide students in strategy, narrative development, essays, recommendations, interviews, and competitive positioning.Mentor students in ideating and launching distinctive capstone projects, integrating research, competitions, and leadership opportunities.Serve as a trilingual advisor (English, Mandarin, Spanish), bridging families & cross-cultural expectations.Advise students into competitive BS/MD pathways (e.g. Brown PLME, Case Western PPSP, UMKC) & top-20 universities.Major AchievementsStudent Outcomes: Supported BS/MD & STEM aspirants in securing selective opportunities, including King County\'s Public Health Camp, UCLA’s “Intro to Investment,” and acceptance to participate at Harvard College\'s VISION Global Health & Leadership Conference.Product Development: Built AI-enabled workflows for session notes, capstone planning, and personalized student recommendations, adopted by peers across Crimson.Global Expansion: Co-leading Crimson’s China-in-Mexico pilot, creating trilingual marketing assets, Xiaoetong webinar infrastructure, and Salesforce-linked outreach to Chinese expatriate families.Thought Leadership: Delivered internal trainings on responsible AI in admissions and transfer strategy; contributed to executive functioning mentorship design.Marketing & Case Studies: Co-developed bilingual case studies (e.g, USC/UC Berkeley admits in Mexico, Brazil), interviewed students in Mandarin and Spanish, and supported Crimson’s global rebrand.Recognition: Recipient of the 2025 Crimson All-Hands Award for Leveling Up and 2025 Strategy Standout Award for Tech Mastery, demonstrating excellence in outcomes, product innovation, and stakeholder management.
Education
Columbia University in the City of New York
Master of Arts - MA
San Francisco State University
Master of Arts
Claremont McKenna College
Bachelor’s Degree
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Business Chinese
National Cheng Kung University
Mandarin Chinese 500-Level Summer Course via US State Department's Critical Language Scholarship
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