Alan Yu
Financial modeling and AI-driven insights for financial freedom.
- Role
- Lead Quantitative Analytics Specialist, VP, Model Risk Management at Wells Fargo
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Alan Yu
2026 Quant + AI for Model Risk and Investing (Asset Allocation, Trading Strategies, and Capital Growth)“Apply Engineering Everywhere, with a Financial‑Markets Focus.”My career goal has been to research and implement financial models that increase profits, reduce risks, or ideally achieve both.(2009)Applied Mathematician — Aerospace Science & Engineering (2003)Built a rigorous foundation in applied mathematics and engineering‑driven modeling.Quant — Derivative Pricing Models (2010)Commodity futures, options, and swaps; equity options; interest‑rate and currency swaps; curve construction; and FX products.Quant — Investment Research & Analytics (2018)Portfolio construction, asset allocation, and trading strategies.Quant — Market Risk Models (2023)Model risk and validation.
Experience
Lead Quantitative Analytics Specialist, VP, Model Risk Management
Jan 2026 — Present · New York, NY, US
Education
University of Toronto
Ph.D., Aerospace Science and Engineering, Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
2003 — 2008
George Brown Polytechnic
Ontario College Graduate Certificate with Honors, Financial Planning - Accounting and Finance
Skills
- Python
- Derivatives
- Market Risk
- Programming
- Optimization
- Financial Modeling
- Quantitative Analytics
- Research
- R
- Numerical Analysis
- Sql
- Quantitative Finance
- Data Analysis
- Vba
- Optimizations
- Financial Engineering
- Analytics
- Risk Management
- Mathematical Modeling
- Matlab
- Investments
- Credit Risk
- Access
- Finance
- Fortran
- Visual Basic for Applications (Vba)
- Portfolio Management
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