Jianyuan (Chris) Liu

Jianyuan (Chris) Liu

Operations Research and Information Engineering
Financial Engineering
MEng
Fall
2017

Biography

Anticipated Graduation Date: December 2017

Education (previous degree): Peking University; Bachelor of Economics, Major in Finance and Banking

Experience:

  • Nomura: Risk Capital Summer Business Analyst  (Summer 2017)
  • Academic Project: Factor Model and Black-Litterman Model Analysis among US President Elections (Spring 2017)
  • Academic Project: The Effects of Margin to Stock Market Volatility (Analysis based on A-share Market in 2015) (Spring 2016)
  • Leadership: Vice Secretary of Global Cooperation Department, Student Union of Peking University (August 2013-Spring 2016)

Hobbies: Hiking, traveling, and playing guitar

Why do you want to pursue a career in finance?

I have a great desire to challenge myself, learn new things every single day, and to combine my strong educational background in finance with computer science.

What makes you unique?

Outside of studying, I translate subtitles with the Chelsea Football Club, for the popular Chinese social media site ‘Weibo’.  This work makes me feel energized and helps me maintain a good balance with academic life.