Here is a selection of alumni interviews. Click on the link to see some reflections on FSU in their own words.

Arun Kumar Polala

Arun graduated with a PhD degree in Financial Mathematics from FSU in 2020. After graduation, he joined Wells Fargo bank in New York city, NY.

Wan-Yu Tsai

Wan-Yu Tsai completed her PhD in Financial Mathematics from FSU in 2017. After graduation she joined Bank of America as a Quantitative Finance Analyst in Charlotte, NC.

Wan-Yu Tsai
David Mandel

David Mandel completed his PhD in Financial Mathematics from FSU in 2017. After graduation he joined JP Morgan's Electronic Trading Model Risk team in New York City.

David Mandel
Yuanda Chen

Yuanda Chen completed his PhD in Financial Mathematics from FSU in 2017. After graduation he joined Goldman Sachs as a strategist. He also holds a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and a Master's degree in Systems Engineering.

David Mandel
Chun-Yuan Chiu

Chun-Yuan Chiu completed his PhD in Financial Mathematics from FSU in 2016. After graduation he joined Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Rates team in the Quantitative Strategies Group in New York City.

Chun-Yuan Chiu
Mingfei Qiu

Mingfei Qiu obtained her Ph.D. in Statistics and M.S. in Financial Mathematics in Fall 2015. After graduation, she joined the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta as a Senior Quantitative Risk Management Analyst in the Department of Enterprise Risk Management.

Mingfei Qiu
Nguyet Nguyen

Nguyen obtained her Ph.D. in Financial Mathematics in 2014. After graduation she took a position as Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio.

Nguyet Nguyen
Ibukun Amusan

Ibukun Amusan obtained his PhD in Financial Mathematics at Florida State University in August 2013. He joined Kentucky State University as a visiting assistant professor immediately after graduating.

Ibukun Amusan
Pierre Garreau

Pierre Garreau earned his PhD in Financial Mathematics in 2013. He is a French Floridian living in Germany, building companies and machine learning magic for the Maritime Industry. He is a former Quant at Deutsche Bank and Applied Math postdoc at UCLA.

Pierre Garreau
Wanwan Huang

Wanwan Huang earned her PhD in Financial Mathematics in 2013. Afterward, she joined Roosevelt University in Chicago as an assistant professor.

Wanwan Huang
Haomiao (Andrew) Fan

Haomiao (Andrew) Fan completed his MS in Financial Mathematics from FSU in 2013. After graduation, he worked as a quant for several years before joining Citigroup in Tampa, as a Assistant Vice President, Counterparty Risk Analyst.

Henry Huang

He Huang obtained his Ph.D. from FSU in 2012. His Ph.D. thesis involved the study of limit order books dynamics. His internship at Bell Trading and experience in advanced probability models led him to a position as a Quantitative Analyst at AllianceBernstein L.P.

Henri Huang