The Master of Quantitative Finance Program is happy to have an alumni board comprised of ten individuals currently working in the quantitative finance field. These individuals provide their knowledge to help guide the program into making informed decisions for the benefit of all MQF students. With their industry reach, the alumni board is able to help leverage their network for experiential learning opportunities and continue to build the Rutgers brand.
Chris is a Quantitative Trading Analyst at Galaxy, a global macro hedge fund focused on digital assets. He works on the prop side developing mi frequency strategies trading cryptocurrencies. He studied Finance and Chinese as an undergrad and graduated MQF in 2022. He will be moving to Hong Kong in October.
Yinan currently works as a Senior Associate, Model Risk Auditor for J.P. Morgan. A graduate of the MQF program in 2023, Yinan also held previous interned at Rebellion Research and FINRA during his time in the program.
Yifu is a Quantitative Developer at Balyasny Asset Management. A 2020 graduate of the MQF program at Rutgers and an alumnus of Wuhan University's finance program. Yifu also serves as a board member of the Wuhan University Alumni Association of Greater New York. With a passion for Math and Computer Science, Yifu has mentored over 10+ alumni in the past 4 years, helping them successfully secure job offers in the finance industry.
Yuheng currently works in HSBC, focusing on Treasury management, leading regional teams along with global leadership responsibility around Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book, Fund Transfer Pricing and liquidity management. His work focuses on the establishment of HSBC Treasury strategy and best-in-class operation, and to enhance global framework and methodology. He also serves as the national co-chair of HSBC employee resourcing group APIC.
Yuheng has a master's degree in quantitative finance and dual bachelor's degrees in computer science and accounting. He is also a CFA charter holder. (Class of 2014)
Dhawal currently works at Goldman Sachs as an Interest Rate Trader. A 2019 graduate of the MQF program, he also placed in end place in the Rotman trading competition while in the program.
Arundhati graduated with a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics from the Netherlands before pursuing my MQF Degree. During my time at MQD I interned as a Quantitative Model Analyst at U. S Bank where I worked on interest rate risk models. Arundhati is currently a rotational quantitative analyst within the treasury department at U.S Bank where I work on Developing mortgage prepayment rate models. (Class of 2023)
Ankit Srivastava is an Associate on the Structuring and Trading desk at LoanCore Capital. Prior to joining LoanCore, he was an Assistant Director at Moody's Analytics on the CMBS desk. He completed his Master's in Quantitative Finance degree from Rutgers Business School in 2019.
Alumni of Rutgers Business School, is a finance professional with a background in Computer Science Engineering and Master’s in Quantitative Finance. She is currently working at JP Morgan Chase in Market Risk, with prior experience in other financial institutions such as UBS and Citibank. Shambhavi is skilled in risk management, currently specializing in Securitized Products She is also very keen in staying close to academia and her commitment to academic excellence is showcased through her published research in dynamical systems and her active involvement in the risk management community, contributing to her reputation as a leader in financial engineering and risk management. (Class of 2020)
Yash joined the MQF Program after quitting his job as an IT quant in Japan. Looking back, he feels that was the best decision of his career. The program had answers to so many questions he has while working in Japan. He now works as a Quant Developer at Natixis, building analytics for pre-trade analysis of interest rate swaps. (Class of 2019)
Ren Yang currently works as an investment analyst at Prudential Financial Inc. in Newark, NJ. His role includes quantitative modeling and the R&D of investment strategies for PFI's multi-asset investments.
He graduated from MQF in 2023 and obtained a B.A in Economics from the Rutgers University-New Brunswick in 2021.