Collin Chan

Collin Chan, PhD, CFA has a diverse work experience in the finance industry. Collin is currently working at PGIM Fixed Income as a Vice President in the CLO Research and Analytics department. Prior to this role, they served as a Senior Associate in the same department.

Before joining PGIM, Collin worked at the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) as a Structured Products Analyst.

Collin also spent a significant part of their career at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. At the bank, they held the position of Vice President in the CLO Strategist team, where they focused on the US CLO sector and provided data analysis and support to institutional clients. Previously, they were an Associate in the same team, responsible for analyzing deal and collateral performance.

Collin's journey in finance began at Bank of America Merrill Lynch as a Summer Associate, where they concentrated on prepayment modeling and assessed the effectiveness of the in-house mortgage prepayment model.

Overall, Collin possesses a strong background in CLO research and analytics, structured products analysis, and mortgage prepayment modeling.

Collin Chan, PhD, CFA, completed their education in a concise timeline. Collin obtained their Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Math and Physics from The University of British Columbia in 2006. Later, they pursued further education at Cornell University, where they completed their Master of Science (MSc) degree in Operations Research from 2006 to 2009. Collin continued their academic journey at Cornell University by completing their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Operations Research from 2009 to 2012. Additionally, Collin Chan has achieved two notable certifications; they obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder designation from the CFA Institute in 2016 and the Financial Risk Manager (FRM®) certification from the GARP FRM Program in 2017.