Han Chen graduated from the University of Southern California's Communication Management masters program. Her research interests include: marketing communication, branding and market research. She received her bachelor's degree in Advertising Studies at Tongji University in Shanghai, China in 2006.

Before coming to USC, she spent more than three years working as the account executive and strategic planner at advertising agencies in China, namely McCann Erickson Shanghai and Grey Global Group Shanghai. She also had internship experiences in different fields including Weber Shandwick Shanghai Office and Shanghai Television station. During her undergraduate years, she attended City University of Hong Kong as an exchange student for one semester where she mainly focused on new media studies.

In her spare time, Han works as an account supervisor at TriSight, the PR agency run by Annenberg students. She loves reading and watching movies, as well as traveling around to gain different experiences and understand different cultures.