YUZHENG ZHANG
243 West, 109th Street, Apt 5R, New York, NY 10025
Phone: (929) 383-8072, Email: yz2687@columbia.edu
EDUCATION
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
New York, NY
Candidate for Master of Arts in Economics
Sep.2015 – Aug.2016
 Relevant Coursework: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Financial Economics, International Economics
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE (NUS)
Singapore
Bachelor of Science (Honors), double major in Quantitative Finance and Economics CAP4.42 / 5
Aug.2008 – Jun.2012
 Relevant Coursework: Financial Modeling, Advanced Portfolio Management, Corporate Finance, Regression Analysis
 Thesis: application of risk measures to optimal financial portfolio selection (Top 5% of class)
 Student Exchange Program at University of Copenhagen
EXPERIENCE
CAMRI, NUS BUSINESS SCHOOL, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
Singapore
Centre for Asset Management Research and Investments (CAMRI)
Research Analyst
Sep.2012 – Sep.2015
 Completed CAMRI U.S. Multi-factor Model back testing, facilitated launch of the first live Student Managed Fund (SMF) in Asia
 Led the initiative in building out and back testing CAMRI Asian Multi-factor Model to be used to deploy an S$1.25 million
donation to the SMF, presented the model results to interested external parties
 Built a comprehensive platform using Black-Litterman Model to incorporate students’ recommendations into the SMF
 Performed fundamental analysis on U.S. large cap companies, equities research covering diverse industries including Consumer
Staples, Consumer Discretionary, Financials and Industrials
 Constructed Markov Chain Probability Transition Matrix that checks the Multi-factor Models’ robustness, stability and factor
rankings’ transition from month-to-month, optimized workflows by innovating, designing and automating the tasks
 Managed SMF U.S. and Asian portfolios via trading idea generation, portfolio construction, daily/weekly/monthly risk and
performance reporting, portfolio rebalancing, risk management and strategies analysis, etc.
 Assisted in CAMRI marquee events including Influential Women in Banking & Investments Forum, NUS Asian MBA Stock
Pitch Competition and CAMRI Public Lecture with Nobel Laureate Robert C. Merton, etc.
 Supported quantitative finance training in various executive training programs including Graduate Certificate in Applied Portfolio
Management program and the training to Employees’ Provident Fund (Malaysia)
 Supervised student assistants at CAMRI, briefed on key materials and tools deployed for fund management and bridged the
communication gap among different roles
BRIAN CHANG HOLDINGS LIMITED
Singapore
Finance Executive
Jun.2012 – Jul.2013
 Resolved financial and legal matters (including tax issues, government policies, legal issues and budgetary planning) of China
representative office, utilized strong finance and language skills to liaise between China office and Singapore office and
successfully reduced monthly expenses by 44.5% from previous year
 Worked together with CFOs on debt financing, tax planning and joint venture formations for various projects, including rig
construction in Norway and coal mining in Indonesia
 Advised on investment strategies and products, developed performance reports to track investment account cash flows
 Conducted financial reporting, facilitated the initialization of an online integrated accounting system and significantly improved
workflow efficiency
LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES
Founder, NUS Statistics Committee
Volunteer, Singapore Institute of Mental Health
Financial Secretary, NUS Student Union Travel Service
Aug. 2008 – Jun. 2010
Aug. 2009 – Jun. 2012
Aug. 2009 – Jun. 2010
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
Technical: Bloomberg, FactSet, MSCI Barra, Datastream Professional (Thomson Reuters); advanced level of Java, VBA, C, Matlab;
Intermediate level of R, SAS, Stata
Certification: passed CFA Level I exam and CAIA Level I exam, CAIA Level II candidate
Interests: Skiing, Yoga, Piano, Harmonica