Chandana Rao

Chandana Rao is a seasoned quantitative researcher with extensive experience in analytics and data science, currently serving as a Senior Quantitative Researcher at WorldQuant since March 2019. Previous roles include quantitative researcher and intern positions, along with a data analyst internship at Sony Music Entertainment, focusing on album release impact analysis and user profiling. Chandana has also contributed to academia as a course assistant and graduate teaching assistant at Columbia University. Additional experience includes working as a quantitative researcher intern at Blockseed, where price prediction models and sentiment analysis using natural language processing were developed, as well as roles at Indian Wealth Management and Pumpcharge, concentrating on statistical modeling and conversion rate improvements. Chandana holds a Master's degree in Operations Research from Columbia University and a Bachelor's degree in Textile Sciences and Engineering from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.