Wenyu Chen

Wenyu Chen is a Quantitative Researcher at Citadel since June 2023, with extensive experience in research and analysis spanning several prestigious institutions. Prior to Citadel, Wenyu served as a Research Assistant at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from September 2018 to June 2023 and held a Research Intern position at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center for a brief period in 2020. Additional experience includes a Research Assistant role at Columbia University, where collaboration with Professor Goldfarb occurred, as well as a Course Assistant position and serving as an IEOR Department Ambassador. Wenyu also interned as a Quantitative Researcher at WizardQuant, focusing on the Chinese Stock Market, and conducted research on convertible bond pricing at the School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University. Academically, Wenyu holds a PhD in Operations Research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Master of Science in Financial Engineering from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics with a focus on Financial Mathematics from Peking University. Early education was completed at Shanghai High School.