PanAgora Asset Management
Xiaowen Yu is a seasoned quantitative analyst currently employed at PanAgora Asset Management, where work commenced in August 2018. In this senior role, Xiaowen focuses on alpha research utilizing alternative datasets, with an emphasis on Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing techniques related to topics such as corporate governance and management compensation. Prior experience includes an equity research internship at PanAgora, where Xiaowen back-tested ESG factors and developed an ESG dictionary for NLP research. Earlier career experience as a macro researcher at CITIC Trust Co., Ltd involved researching macroeconomic trends and developing an economic development index for low-carbon initiatives. Xiaowen holds a Master's degree in Financial Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, a PhD in Management Science and Engineering from Peking University, and a Bachelor's degree in Management from Shandong University.
PanAgora Asset Management
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PanAgora Asset Management is a quantitative investment manager whose proprietary approach is designed to capitalize on inefficiencies across market cycles and to deliver relative and absolute returns through distinct and innovative equity, multi-asset and risk premia strategies. PanAgora’s approach combines the firm’s fundamental investment philosophy and original research with an advanced quantitative framework. These elements come together in an open, collaborative environment that builds upon the intellectual versatility of its team and leverages their complementary strengths — essential to serving the evolving objectives of institutional investors worldwide. PanAgora was founded in 1989 and is based in Boston, MA. Shareholders include the Firm’s employees and Great-West Life of Canada, a member of the Power Financial Corporation Group of Companies.