Global Accounts & Strategy Manager @ BTE  ·  Harvard Alum

Mackenzie
Li

Global Accounts & Strategy Manager @ BTE   ·   Harvard '25

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Mackenzie Li

I serve as a Global Accounts & Strategy Manager at Shanghai BTE, where I bridge the gap between complex industrial manufacturing and international market growth.

My approach is shaped by my background at Harvard as a researcher and entrepreneur. I thrive at the intersection of digital innovation and physical manufacturing, bringing a future-focused lens to how technology can reshape the way people build, learn, and connect.

Let’s build the future, one handshake at a time.

Feb 2026 — Present

Global Accounts & Strategy Manager

Shanghai BTE Spare Parts Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Overseeing global accounts, international business development, and forward-looking growth strategies at Shanghai BTE.

Sep 2023 — Jun 2025

President

Harvard AR/VR Developers · Harvard University

Led a community of XR enthusiasts and developers at Harvard & MIT, organizing conferences, hackathons, and workshops. Managed industry sponsorship and outreach to foster collaboration between academia and the XR industry.

Sep 2020 — Jun 2023

Researcher (Human-Computer Interaction)

CGUI Lab · Columbia University

Supervised by Professor Steven K. Feiner. Developed AR communication tools for FinTech and led VR research projects in medical training and geography.

Jul 2021 — Dec 2022

Researcher (Brain-Computer Interface)

LIINC Lab · Columbia University

Supervised by Professor Paul Sajda. Developed tools for studying brain activity using EEG in controlled XR settings at the Laboratory for Intelligent Imaging and Neural Computing.

Aug 2023 — Jun 2025

Harvard University

Master in Design Engineering

Joint program between the Graduate School of Design (GSD) and the John A. Paulson School of Applied Sciences (SEAS)

Sep 2023 — Jun 2025

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cross-Registration

Sep 2020 — Dec 2022

Columbia University

M.S. Computer Science

MSCS in Vision, Graphics, Interaction, & Robotics Track + Advanced Master's Research Specialization program

Sep 2017 — May 2020

New York University

B.S. Computer Science

Summa cum laude  ·  Founders Day Award

2025

A Self-Directed, Home-Like XR System for Sustained Intangible Cultural Heritage Practice: An Ikebana Case Study

ACM Virtual Reality Continuum and its Applications in Industry  ·  Dec 2025

2023

Built to Order: A Virtual Reality Interface for Assigning High-Level Assembly Goals to Remote Robots

ACM Spatial User Interaction  ·  Oct 2023