
Yuan Gao
Operations Research and Information Engineering
Financial Engineering
MEng
Fall
2017
Biography
Anticipated Graduation Date: December 2017
Education (previous degree): Fudan University, Bachelor of Economics, Major in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Experience:
- Axioma Inc: Summer Analyst (Summer 2017)
- Academic Project: Pricing and Hedging Volatility Swap (Spring 2017)
- Academic Project: Theoretical Analysis of a Novel Method in Graph Clustering (Spring 2016)
- Leadership: Team co-founder and captain for Fudan University ‘My Sweetie’ volunteer team (2013-2014)
Hobbies: Texas hold’em Poker, pure mathematics, machine learning, the surrounding game (GO)
Why do you want to pursue a career in finance?
I take great enjoyment in using various hedging tools in the financial market and deciding a fair value for them.
What makes you unique?
I understand the mathematical principles behind using derivatives to hedge risk and how to price them.