Patrick is currently employed by American Express, where he
is a Manager in
an advanced statistical modeling and data mining team. The team is tasked
with developing new and impactful analytical products that address the needs
of its clients.
Prior to joining American Express, Patrick was employed as a Senior Analyst
at a division of Young & Rubicam. At Y&R Patrick was tasked with
offering
modeling and analytic services to clients. Patrick developed client
relationships and grew revenue by offering innovative analytic solutions and
data driven marketing strategies.
Steven currently lives in NYC and works in CT. He graduated from the
M.A. in Statistics program in December of 2006. After graduating, he
joined the investment management industry as a Risk Analyst for Soros
Fund Management. He is now working in a similar position at Tudor
Investment Corp.
Steven's responsibilities include measuring and managing the market
risk, credit risk and liquidity risk of the fund and reporting these
risks to portfolio managers and senior management. He also monitors the
financial markets in order to assess major changes that could impact his
firm's equity, fixed income, currency, and commodity strategies.
Steven stated, "I wanted to let you know that the Columbia MA Stat degree has been invaluable in helping me to obtain my current position. The analytical rigor of the Stat program has also provided me with the necessary skills to handle all the quantitative aspects of my work with confidence."
Xu (Vincent) Xuan, is working as a Financial Analyst at the CAI Private Equity New York office. Since joining CAI part-time in 2007, he has been involved with a variety of financial and operational matters. His responsibilities include conducting valuation of portfolio companies, preparing quarterly financial statements and assisting CFO on other operational issues. Prior to CAI, he served as a Valuation Actuary in Taikang Life, a major insurer in China.
Mr. Xuan held a Master Degree of Arts in Statistics from Columbia University and a Bachelor Degree of Economics in Finance from Univerity of Science and Technology of China.
Roslyn Hui is an Actuarial Assistant at AEGIS Insurance in the Actuarial Division. The division provides support on pricing, reserving, reinsurance and investment. She focuses on loss reserve studies, simulation research and benchmark analysis. Roslyn holds a M.A. in Statistics from Columbia University and a B.A. in Mathematics from the State University of New York at Geneseo.
Currently, I work as an Actuarial Analyst with Guy Carpenter (Reinsurance Brokerage Firm). I work in the Property and Casualty industry on various client projects such as treaty pricing, experience and exposure rating and generating biweekly Property Cat Pricing Index reports which capture the latest market trends based on quotes and firm order terms received during the renewal season. My prior work experience was with GE Capital International Services as Business Analyst in their Actuarial Division, where I worked with reinsurance pricing team on transactional pricing and market studies for various lines of business. I have also completed summer internship in Pension and Retirement consulting with Buck Consultants and with ICICI Bank Ltd in India. I completed my Masters in Economics from Delhi School of Economics, India (2003) and Masters in Actuarial Science from Columbia University (2008).
Zaur works at Morgan Stanley Global Wealth Management as a Performance Analyst, a position he took in September 2007. His duties include custom performance reports, various return calculations, technical assistance to internal clients and some program development. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Zaur worked as an Associate Portfolio Manager at AllianceBernstein. He reports that he is using all the skills he acquired at Columbia while enrolled in the M.A. in Statistics Program. Zaur's undergraduate degree is from Baruch College (CUNY) in Finance and Investments.
Yuliya Torosjan is currently a Data Analyst at Simulmedia, a New York City based media marketing company dedicated to improving the effectiveness of program promotion on television. Prior to completing her M.A. in Statistics at Columbia University in 2008, Yuliya was involved in brain imaging research at the Neuroscience PET Laboratory at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Her main project was the analysis of neuronal tracts modeled from diffusion tensor data. While she worked at Mount Sinai, she co-authored seven publications in major scientific journals. Yuliya received a B.S.E.in Computer Science and Engineering and a B.A.in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.A. in Statistics from Columbia University.
Jacob Weaver completed the MA in Statistics along with a BA in Comparative Literature & Society and Economics from Columbia College. He applied his statistics coursework as an intern at a European long/short equity hedge fund before joining the Corporate Performance Center at McKinsey & Company in September 2009.
While enrolled in the M.A. Program, Paul worked at North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital as a Statistician. His responsibilities include data management, design of experiments and analysis of medical data. Paul holds a M.A. in Statistics from Columbia University. He has been admitted to Teachers College at Columbia University to pursue a Ph.D in Measurement, Evaluation and Applied Statistics.