Han Shawn Yong

Han Shawn Yong has work experience primarily in the field of quantitative research and analysis. Han Shawn began their career in 2017 as an IT Projects and Operations Intern at Cartrack. In 2018, they interned as a Quantitative Research and Trading Intern at Quantedge. Since 2019, Han Shawn Yong has worked at Quantedge, initially as a Quantitative Research Analyst and currently as a Quantitative Research Assistant Vice President.

Han Shawn Yong completed their high school education at Hwa Chong Institution from 2008 to 2013, where they obtained a High School Diploma with a specialization in Science. Han Shawn then went on to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics and Economics with a specialization in Data Science at the University of Chicago from 2016 to 2019.

In terms of additional certifications, Han Shawn Yong obtained the Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) certification from the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) in January 2022. Han Shawn also completed several online courses, including Interest Rate Models, Machine Learning, Financial Engineering and Risk Management Parts I and II through Coursera, and Applied Finance with R Track and Data Manipulation with R Track through DataCamp. These certifications and courses were obtained between December 2017 and May 2018.