Benqing Shen

Benqing Shen has a diverse work experience in various fields. From 2012 to 2015, they worked as a Quantitative Analyst at Milliman, where they conducted research and produced the Milliman Guarantee Index, focusing on valuation and risk management of variable annuity guarantees. Benqing also worked in the Portfolio Management Team, providing the Milliman Protection Strategy to advised funds.

From 2015 to 2022, Benqing worked at EY as a Quantitative Advisory, leading fair lending analytics engagements for large US banks, non-bank mortgage companies, servicers, and GSEs. Benqing advised clients on analyzing HMDA data with private banking information to assess fair lending risks and regulatory compliance.

In 2021 and 2022, Benqing worked at FiveThirtyEight, developing proprietary algorithms to beat their NFL forecasts for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. Benqing'salgorithm ranked 154th out of 9781 globally in 2021 and 46th globally in 2022.

Benqing also gained experience at Trepp, Inc. where they worked as the Director of Product Management. Benqing contributed to product management in the commercial real estate data consortium, focusing on market sourced data.

Prior to these roles, Benqing had experience as a Project Member at Belvedere Trading, LLC, a Circulation Assistant and Graduate Student at the University of Chicago, and a Research Intern for Prof. WU Yaokun in the field of graph theory during the 2010 Summer Research for Undergraduates. Benqing also achieved an Honorable Mention in the 2010 Mathematical Contest in Modeling and served as a Volunteer Group Leader during the 2010 Shanghai Expo.

Benqing Shen, CFA, FRM completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics at Shanghai Jiao Tong University from 2007 to 2011. From 2011 to 2012, they obtained a Master of Science degree in Financial Mathematics from the University of Chicago. Benqing Shen also holds various additional certifications, including a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation from the CFA Institute and a Financial Risk Manager (FRM®) designation from the Global Association of Risk Professionals. Benqing has also completed several online courses in subjects such as Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Programming, and Economics from institutions like Coursera, edX, and Stanford University.