Past Event: SIAM Speaker Series

Consider jobs in quantitative finance

Rhys Ulerich,

Abstract

Folks often overlook opportunities in quantitative finance because the industry is opaque. That's a shame because individuals with strong computational science skills can find interesting, rewarding careers therein. After this talk, attendees will find the industry a bit more transparent and, additionally, will know how they might look for such work.

 

Biography

Rhys Ulerich grew up in Western Pennsylvania. After attending Penn State University for mechanical engineering and computer science, he spent 10 years in Austin, Texas. There Rhys worked at IBM then earned a Ph.D. from The University of Texas's Computational Science, Engineering, and Mathematics program.  Rhys has worked as a Quantitative Software Engineer at Two Sigma Investments in New York City for the past 8 years.