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Yifan Zhao

Yifan Zhao

Arlington,VA

Summary

Highly motivated and analytical Finance and Economics graduate with a strong foundation in quantitative analysis, financial modeling, and data-driven decision-making. Proficient in using MATLAB and Python for complex financial analyses and adept at utilizing statistical tools to solve real-world economic problems. Experienced in insurance product development, actuarial analysis, and market trend evaluation through internships at leading financial institutions. Eager to leverage academic knowledge and practical experience to contribute to a dynamic financial team.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

Intern

AXA Tianping Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd
07.2023 - 09.2023
  • Assisted in pricing and analysis of two insurance products that provided services for veterans
  • Summarize and analyze data from various cities with python and excel
  • Collaborated with the actuarial department to build product and pricing models with python and excel, analyzed health expenditure data from the past year, foretasted future medical consumption, and defined insurance coverage
  • Reviewed previous case data to analyze the sustainable development of the products
  • Assisted in adjusting the second phase of the veteran service products

Intern

Pramerica Fosun Life Insurance Company Limited
07.2022 - 09.2022
  • Collected and processed sales data of the company's life insurance products with python, including customer demographics and age, to analyze market trends and product advantages
  • Analyzed data on gender, age, and salary for five financial products and created mind maps with excel and Matlab
  • Proposed improvements for insurance products by introducing new concepts to enhance sales and adapt to the digital market and related economic policies

Education

Master of Science - Finance

Johns Hopkins University
Washington, D.C.
08.2025

Bachelor - Quantitative Economics

University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
03.2024

Skills

  • Python
  • Matlab
  • Excel
  • Data Analysis
  • Statistical Modeling
  • Machine Learning
  • Accounting
  • Financial Reporting
  • Probability

Timeline

Intern

AXA Tianping Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd
07.2023 - 09.2023

Intern

Pramerica Fosun Life Insurance Company Limited
07.2022 - 09.2022

Bachelor - Quantitative Economics

University of California, Irvine

Master of Science - Finance

Johns Hopkins University
Yifan Zhao