Michael Muñoz

Michael (Yipeng) Mu is an accomplished finance professional currently serving as a Fixed Income Analyst at SMIF UCI and an Investment Banking Analyst at Applied Investment Research Group. Michael is also recognized as a 2024 Wall Street Direct Scholar at Wall Street Bound, Inc., and has held roles including Research Assistant at UC Irvine School of Social Sciences, Investment Summer Analyst at Fengbo Huifu Investment Management Co., and Business Analyst at Morris Moo Inc. Previous experience includes a Project Management Executive Intern position at Chinese Union (VITA Global) and serving as Strategic Development Lead with Scholars of Finance. Michael is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Business/Managerial Economics and Accounting at UC Irvine, where studies are expected to be completed in May 2026, and holds a High School Diploma from Arnold O. Beckman High School. Additional education includes coursework at Cornell University in summer 2020.