Zara Nip

Zara Nip is currently an AI/ML Fellow at Break Through Tech, selected from over 3000 applicants for a prestigious program aimed at enhancing representation in AI, ML, and Data Science. As a Quantitative Risk Manager Summer Analyst at PIMCO, Zara optimizes risk reporting across a $1.9 trillion AUM portfolio while developing automated database solutions. Additional roles include Web Development Assistant at the University of Chicago, Summer Intensive Scholar in finance at Girls Who Invest, Finance and Data Modeling Intern at PayAngel, and Portfolio Risk Intern at Rockland Trust, where risk aversion to climate change was quantified. Zara holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Economics from the University of Chicago and previously studied Informatics and Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.