Summary
Fan Xu is a senior risk analyst with nine years of experience blending quantitative research and practical risk management across financial and tech-forward organizations, currently driving risk initiatives at Ant Group in New York. With an MS in Business Analytics from Columbia and dual undergraduate training in business and statistics from UNC, he combines rigorous statistical thinking with hands-on programming in Python, SQL and Matlab to build data-driven risk solutions. His background spans global banks, consulting, and academia—including internships at American Express and DBS and course assistance in machine learning—allowing him to translate complex models into operational controls. Known as a fast learner and collaborative teammate, he has a compact GitHub presence summed up as "Read me from my code," signaling a preference for work that speaks for itself. Fan is actively exploring summer roles in consulting and quantitative research, bringing both practical bank-side risk experience and academic modeling depth.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelors, Business Administration and Management, General, Bachelors, Business Administration and Management, General at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Kenan-Flagler Business School
MS in Business Analytics, MS in Business Analytics at Columbia University in the City of New York
Bachelor’s Degree, Statistics and Analytics, Bachelor’s Degree, Statistics and Analytics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
English, Chinese, Japanese