Boston Data Day for Investors 2024

Stas Melnikov is the Head of Quantitative Research and Risk Data Solutions at SAS, directing the risk data business as well as leading the quantitative research team that creates methodologies and risk models used in data offerings and risk software. Stas joined SAS in 2019 after serving as the Managing Director and Global Head of Market and Liquidity Risk at Russell Investments. Prior to that, he held the position of Head of Loss Forecasting for the US residential credit portfolio at JPMorgan Chase.

With a diverse background encompassing executive roles in banking, asset management, and software, Stas has cross-functional expertise across the domains of financial risk management, modeling, analytics, and product management. His work has been featured in numerous events, publications, and public company investor presentations. Stas started his career as a quant in mortgage banking domain, where he authored quantitative analyses that provided early warnings about the mortgage and real estate markets before the Global Financial Crisis.

Stas holds a Master of Science in Mathematical Finance from the University of Southern California and earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Redlands. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM).

Ms. Gao is a Portfolio Manager on the Stock Selector Equity Investments team. In this role, she is responsible for managing portfolios and conducting research to support the alpha generation for PanAgora’s Stock Selector strategies.

Prior to joining PanAgora, Ms. Gao was a Senior Quantitative Analyst, AVP, at Citizens Financial Group. Ms. Gao graduated from Boston University Questrom School of Business in February of 2015 with a Master of Science Degree in Finance.

Ms. Gao is a CFA charterholder.

Education:

Boston University, M.S. in Mathematical Finance

Nankai University, B.S. in Physics

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