Lifeng Zhang leverages his more than six years’ expertise with an AUM of over USD 200m in quantitative finance and risk management, driving the fund’s strategic initiatives. He holds a Certificate in Quantitative Finance and has a robust background in computer science and statistics. At EST, he personally leads the cybersecurity team and a software development team specializing in both the tech and operational sides. He pursued advanced studies in the quantitative analysis of econometrics at Columbia University.

Lifeng’s professional experience includes serving as a CDS analyst at UBS and as a senior FICC quantitative researcher at 9M Technologies, a firm founded by a co-founder of LTCM, where he specialized in pricing modeling. Additionally, he founded Saiw Capital, a hedge fund in New York City focused on trading forex currencies.