NAN ZHANG
Mobile: (86) 13681560922
Tel:
(8610) 80885259
E-mail: zn.zhang@utoronto.ca
EDUCATION:
University of Toronto, Canada (8/06-6/07)
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Master of Arts, Economics
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Coursework: Advanced Derivative Pricing, Financial Econometrics and etc.
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong (2/03-6/06)
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Bachelor of Science, First Class Honor in Economics and Finance (major),
Mathematics (minor)
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Coursework: Investment, Corporate Finance, Financial Markets, Financial
Accounting, Financial Mathematics, Derivative Security, Fixed Income and etc.
University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD (1/05-6/05)
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Oversea Exchange Program, GPA 4.0/4.0
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Coursework: Security Valuation, Game Theory, International Finance and etc.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (08/06-06/07)
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Conducted tutorial session to senior undergraduate students in risk management and
corporate finance
Winter Intern, Department of Restructuring and Resolution, China Cinda Asset
Management Corporation, Beijing, China (1/06)
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Collected daily information on the domestic and international financial market
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Conducted industry analysis pertained to the restructuring project
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP), Department of Economics,
HKUST, Hong Kong (6/05-8/05)
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Finished a research report on the Hong Kong resident’s consumption behavior
Research Assistant, Business School, HKUST, Hong Kong (9/05-10/05)
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Assisted in preparing business cases
AWARDS & HONORS:
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Graduate Fellowship, University of Toronto
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Champion, 2006 AIESEC Global Finance Case Competition Sponsored by
Macquarie Security
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Campus Champion, NOKIA B.O.B. Business Simulation Contest
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Semester Academic Award, University of Maryland, College Park
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Business School Dean’s List Recipient
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UGC Publicly-Funded Scholarship Scheme for Mainland Students
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Drs. Richard Charles and Esther Yewpick Lee Charitable Foundation Scholarships
for Undergraduate Students from the Mainland
SKILLS & OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:
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Passed the Level I of the CFA examination in 2007
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Proficient in financial econometrics modeling and security pricing
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SAS, Mathematica, MS Office, R, STATA, LaTex, Basic C++, HTML, Matlab
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sfluent in English, native in Mandarin, working knowledge of Cantonese