Jia Liu

Jia Liu, Ph.D., is a seasoned finance professional currently serving as a Senior Portfolio Manager at PanAgora Asset Management since October 2022, focusing on global equity long-short and long-only funds, including portfolio management and signal research. Previously, Jia held the position of Portfolio Manager at Pluribus Labs LLC, overseeing a market-neutral fund until its acquisition in June 2022, and contributed to portfolio management and signal research utilizing unstructured data and machine learning. Jia also served as a Portfolio Manager at Sensato Investors, managing a peak AUM of $2.4 billion, and played a crucial role at BlackRock as a Portfolio Manager and Quantitative Researcher, where Jia was a founding member of a $6 billion AUM market-neutral multi-asset fund. Earlier experiences include senior research roles at Bloomberg LP and Citigroup, along with a summer internship at Citigroup focused on quantitative research and trading. Jia Liu holds a Ph.D. in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Peking University.