Majoring in Financial Engineering during my undergraduate studies and currently pursuing a rigorous training in Fundamental Analysis at Columbia Business School, I have a strong background in quantitative research, financial theory, and asset valuation based on accounting information. I am passionate about understanding how macroeconomics affects financial markets, valuing companies at different points in the economic cycle, and then applying these ideas to the investment strategies through quantitative methods. My key skillset includes:Quantitative Skills. My undergraduate major and quantitative research internship provided me with a solid foundation in mathematics, such as econometrics, time series analysis, statistics, and stochastic processes, as well as computer skills in Python, R, Stata, and SAS. These empirical toolkits allow me to work with large amounts of data to test my ideas or explore financial patterns from the inside out.Fundamental Analysis Skills. I always believe that understanding the market laws behind quantitative numbers is of great importance in investing. In my previous internship experiences, not only have I conducted in-depth fundamental analysis for companies, including both operating strategies and financial statistics, but also researched how US. monetary policies influence Chinese capital prices from a top-down level. These two industry-oriented experiences from both micro and macro perspectives have shaped my understanding of fundamental analysis and sharpened my skills around it, and my career objective is to gain investment alpha in both timing and stock pitching. Communication Skills. Having worked as a headhunter at Alpha Consulting, I talked with 300 + candidates and industry experts from Investment Banking, Venture Capital in Hongkong, exchanging ideas on market trends and providing advice on personal career development. This experience has really honed my interpersonal and presentation skills, and also served as the starting point of my own career exploration.Self-motivated. I consider myself as an interest-oriented individual that takes the initiative to understand topics that I’m really passionate about; also an individual committed to continuous process improvements and willing to contribute to any team’s success.Languages:English, Mandarin.Hobbies:In my spare time, I love to city-walk with friends and sing songs. Especially I love hiking in natural landscapes, which makes me refreshed physically and mentally.Connect with me on LinkedIn or reach out at ZhYan25@gsb.columbia.edu