Hannah Kang

Hannah Kang

Expertise: Financial service research
Title: Research Manager, Product Reviews
Location: New York, New York

Highlights

  • Research Manager for financial product reviews at Dotdash Meredith
  • 10 years’ experience in pure and applied research 
  • Expertise in financial service research

Experience

Hannah leads a team of researchers who provide data-driven recommendations on financial services, and oversees product research and consumer research on investing and trading, cryptocurrency, and insurance. 

Prior to joining The Balance team, Hannah served as a lead researcher for Fortune 500 companies and multinational biotech companies including Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Takeda, where she studied user behaviors using eye-tracking, spatial tracking, and force sensors. Her experience leading rigorous studies for FDA reviews shaped her standard of research integrity which guides her work at The Balance.

In her spare time, she enjoys playing the keyboard and reading nonfiction. 


Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Social Behavior and Psychology, University of California, Irvine
  • Master of Arts in General Psychology, New York University

About The Balance

The Balance, a Dotdash Meredith brand, makes money easy to understand. We give people tools they need to not only make smart financial decisions but also prepare for the experiences they will have along the way. Our team of expert writers and editors have extensive qualifications in the topics they cover, and many of them have MBAs, PhDs, CFPs, and other advanced degrees and professional certifications. We require our writers to use primary sources in their articles, which are also approved by our Financial Review Board and fact-checked. You can learn more about the standards we follow in producing accurate, unbiased content in our editorial policy.