Keting (Jeff) SHEN, CFA

Experience

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  Zhejiang Gongshang University (Hangzhou University of Commerce)

  Jul 2005 - Feb 2012

  Professor in Economics

  Taught Economics and Corporate Finance for undergraduate students;Taught Applied Econometrics and Managerial Economics for graduate and MBA students;Department Chair at Dept. Of Economics, and Dept. Of Environmental Economics;Mentoring graduate and undergraduate students in thesis writing;Contributed to develop and update Undergraduate and Graduate Educational Program;Initiated and coordinated academic exchanges and conferences.

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  Institute of Finance and Banking, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

  Oct 2007 - Jul 2010

  Invited Researcher, Post-Doctoral Fellow

  Conducted research in measuring and analyzing IPO underpricing in Chinese stock market;Contributed to evaluate the performance of mutual funds in Chinese stock market;Evaluated performance of momentum and contrarian strategies by conducting backtesting;Developed quantitative models and provided analytical reports to assess regional financial risks in China;Provided external consultant; published non-academic newspaper articles.

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  University of California, Berkeley

  Sept 2010 - Aug 2011

  Visiting Scholar

  Developed stochastic model to simulate the effect of environmental policy under uncertainty;Conducted and presented research on quantitative evaluation of energy and environmental policy;Initiated and coordinated an academic exchange involving UC Berkeley professors, Berkeley Lab scientists, and researchers from Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

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  University of Western Ontario

  Mar 2012 - Aug 2016

  ORF Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

  Developed quantitative models to analyze and forecast possible policy impacts of key economic indicators;Conducted Monte Carlo simulation to evaluate impacts of key parameters to general equilibrium models;Evaluated technology gaps and economic growth performance between different economies by using quantitative models;Gave presentation at national conference to academia and government attendees.

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  Independent Investor/Consultant

  Mar 2013 - Aug 2016

  Quant Analyst & Independent Investor

  An analytical, enthusiastic, performance-driven financial professional with strong quantitative research experience.An Independent Investor mainly invests in China Concepts Stocks listed in U.S., HongKong, and Mainland China;A Quant Analyst trades equities with long/short strategies as well as options;A Swing Trader pursues investment return over the medium term;Also interested in investing potential distressed securities, especially in solar power industries.Expertise in quantitative trading strategies, portfolio management, and risk management combined with economic research and model development. Show less

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  Independent Consultant

  Jan 2014 - Jun 2015

  Quantitative Equity Analyst & Fund Manager

  Contributed to validating and improving quantitative stock selection models;Conducted in-depth fundamental research of selected sectors and companies;Evaluated statistical arbitrage strategies by backtesting and live trading.

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  QuantLab Technologies Ltd.

  Mar 2016 - Aug 2018

  Chief Strategist

  Quantitative investment research, focus on developing and practicing effective quantitative trading models/strategies.

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  QuantAlpha Global Investment Fund

  Aug 2016 - Aug 2018

  Managing Director & CIO

  Offshore hedge fund management, focus on practicing a Systematic Global Macro Strategy.

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  Cobomax Academy

  Oct 2018 - now

  Executive Director

  A strong STEM education has been recognized as a key driver of lifetime opportunity. Our vision is to provide every student feasible opportunity to excellent STEM education.

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  Ontario Centre for Talent Development

  Apr 2023 - now

  President

  Except for the role of President, I work as STEM teacher, Robotics coach, and Entrepreneurship advisor as well