Arun Kumar Polala
Lead Quantitative Analyst @ Wells Fargo | Ph.D. in Financial Mathematics
- Role
- Lead Quantitative Analyst at Wells Fargo
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Arun Kumar Polala
Quantitative analyst with a strong interest in mathematics, programming, and finance. I have a Ph.D. in Financial Mathematics and over five years of experience building and validating models used in banking and capital markets. I enjoy solving real-world problems using math and technology, and I’m passionate about both the tech and finance industries.Topics interested in: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Monte Carlo simulations and Stochastic Calculus.Technical Skills: • Programming Languages: Python, C++, TensorFlow, PyTorch, and R. • Database Management: MS SQL • Data Analysis and Visualization: MS Excel, R, MATLAB
Experience
Lead Quantitative Analyst
Sep 2025 — Present
Education
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
M.Math, Mathematics and Statistics
2013 — 2015
Florida State University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Financial Mathematics
2015 — 2020
Florida State University
Master of Science - MS, Financial Mathematics
2015 — 2017
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
B.Math, Mathematics and Statistics
2010 — 2013
Skills
- Data Analysis
- C
- Programming
- Microsoft Office
- Issue Identification
- Html
- Css
- Research
- Spss
- Mathematics
- Python
- Sql
- Latex
- Minitab
- Stochastic Calculus
- Financial Modeling
- Octave
- Teaching
- Statistics
- Markov Chain Monte Carlo
- Rapidminer
- Monte Carlo Simulation
- Markov Chains
- Mathematical Programming
- Statistical Modeling
- Time Series Analysis
- Analytical Skills
- C++
- R
- Project Coordination
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Matlab
- Weka
- Microsoft Word
- Analysis
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