Dong Zhang

Dong Zhang has extensive work experience in quantitative analysis and research. Dong has been working as a Quantitative Analyst Risk Modeler, VP at Western Asset Management since January 2021. In this role, they have built automatic analytics processes for bonds, structured products, and fixed income options. Dong has also led a program to reduce vendor usage and save costs for the company.

Prior to their current role, Dong Zhang worked as a Researcher at the University of Southern California from September 2018 to August 2020. Dong conducted network congestion research funded by the National Science Foundation.

Before that, Dong Zhang served as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Southern California from September 2015 to July 2018. In this role, they maintained a student database, assisted with course design and exams, organized lectures and office hours, and utilized various algorithms and tools to predict student grades and analyze data.

Overall, Dong Zhang's work experience showcases their expertise in quantitative analysis, research, and teaching.

Dong Zhang obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Mathematics from the University of Southern California, where they studied from 2015 to 2020. Prior to that, they completed a Master of Science (MS) degree in Mathematical Finance at the same university from 2013 to 2015. Dong Zhang holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Mathematics from Peking University, which they earned from 2007 to 2011. They also earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Cinematography and Film/Video Production from Peking University from 2009 to 2012. Additionally, Dong Zhang acquired a high school diploma from Dongbei Normal University Affiliated Middle School in 2004.

In terms of certifications, Dong Zhang earned the following:

- AI for Medicine Specialization from Coursera in November 2020

- AWS Fundamentals Specialization from Coursera in October 2020

- Advanced Machine Learning with TensorFlow on Google Cloud Platform Specialization from Coursera in September 2020

- Neural Networks and Deep Learning from Coursera in August 2020

- Convolutional Neural Networks from Coursera in August 2020

- Deep Learning Specialization from Coursera in August 2020

- Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyperparameter tuning, Regularization and Optimization from Coursera in August 2020

- Machine Learning from Coursera in August 2020

- Sequence Models from Coursera in August 2020

- Structuring Machine Learning Projects from Coursera in August 2020

- CFA Level 1 Badge Holder from CFA Institute in December 2019

- Series 65 Certification from FINRA in April 2016.