Meet Terry
Terry Mees
Terry Mees is the founder and president of Mees International LLC. Having overcome many personal and educational challenges encountered during his youth, he received his Bachelor’s degree from Stanford University, where he majored in International Relations. After graduating, he taught English at Northeastern University in China, completed a diploma in Christian Studies at New College Berkeley, studied Mandarin Chinese at National Taiwan Normal University, and completed his MBA in Finance and Marketing at UCLA.
Post MBA Terry joined United Technologies Corporation (UTC, a Fortune 100 company and Dow Jones Industrial component) where he spent the next 24 years at subsidiaries Otis, Carrier, and Pratt & Whitney, mainly in finance leadership roles (including 12 years as an operations CFO) in the US, China, England, Hong Kong, and Singapore. One of the most rewarding aspects of his career at UTC was the opportunity he had to recruit and develop dozens of young professionals.
In 2013 Terry decided to accept a severance package from UTC so that he could pursue other interests, including completing advanced Chinese Studies at Shanghai Jiaotong University and spending time with his elderly mother. After much consideration, in 2017 he established Mees International LLC in order to pursue a new career in higher education and career consulting. The combination of his own recognition that he would have benefited greatly from expert guidance when applying to college and graduate school and the joy that he found in helping young people get started and grow in their careers led him to this field.
Terry’s goals for Mees International LLC and as an independent educational consultant (IEC) are to help his clients prepare well for undergraduate and graduate studies, select programs that are a good fit and match, and put their best foot forward when completing their applications. In addition, he utilizes the educational consulting process to help his clients develop skills that will benefit them throughout their lives and careers.
Credentials and Experience
BA, International Relations, Stanford
Graduate Diploma, Christian Studies, New College Berkeley
MBA, Finance and Marketing, UCLA
Certificate in College Counseling, with Distinction, UCLA Extension
Member, Pacific Northwest Association for College Admission Counseling (PNACAC) and International Association for College Admission Counseling (International ACAC)
Division III Varsity Soccer, Pomona-Pitzer
Transfer student from Pitzer to Stanford after freshman year
Overseas Studies in Vienna, Taipei, and Shanghai
Internships with Jardine Fleming (Securities Analyst), Gillette (Marketing Analyst), and Intel (Financial Analyst)
English Teacher at Northeastern University in China
Senior Financial Manager at United Technologies Corporation (UTC) with extensive experience hiring and developing young professionals in the US and overseas
Leader of day hikes, sea kayak trips, and cross country ski trips with The Mountaineers; recognized as a Key Leader and Super Volunteer in 2021, 2022, and 2023