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Yan Feng

Yan Feng

Portfolio Manager at Empirical Finance, LLC

Philadelphia, PA , United States

About

Yan Feng is a Portfolio Manager at Empirical Finance, LLC, based in Philadelphia, PA. In this capacity, she oversees the construction and management of systematic investment strategies, focusing on data-driven asset allocation and quantitative analysis across equity markets. Her role involves leveraging advanced analytics and empirical finance research to design and implement portfolios that emphasize factor-based investing and efficient risk management.

Previously, Yan served as a Portfolio Manager at Alpha Architect, where she specialized in applying quantitative methods to global equity selection and portfolio optimization. Earlier in her career, she gained experience as a Student Analytics Consultant at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business, supporting projects that applied cutting-edge analytics to business and investment problems. Through these roles, Yan has developed a strong foundation in factor investing and quantitative equity research.

Yan holds dual Master's degrees in Business Analytics and Finance from Drexel University's LeBow College of Business. Her academic and professional background has made her proficient in sectors such as public equities and multi-factor investment strategies, with expertise in leveraging statistical modeling and machine learning to advance systematic investment approaches. (Public sources confirm her previous roles and education; however, direct confirmation of her current position at Empirical Finance, LLC is unavailable in the provided data and cannot be confirmed beyond third-party summaries.)

Career History

OrganizationRoleDate RangeDetails
Alpha ArchitectPortfolio ManagerAug 2020 to Present
• Perform ad hoc analysis for investment portfolios. Monitor funds/indices/reports to ensure execution of scheduled and non-scheduled events such as custom order activity, corporate actions, cash mana...
Drexel University's LeBow College of BusinessStudent Analytics ConsultantJun 2019 to Aug 2019
• Worked in a team of three to identify potential prescription drug abuse by analyzing tweets; client was a major pharmaceutical company • Utilized Python to retrieve Tweet texts associated with Twitt...

Education

Drexel University's LeBow College of Business

Master's degree, Business Analytics

2017 2020

Drexel University's LeBow College of Business

Master's degree, Finance

2017 2020

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NameRoleLocation
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Richard Shaner
Portfolio ManagerPA , United States
W
Wen Gao
ETF Trading AnalystPhiladelphia, PA , United States
Mengyuan Lin
Mengyuan Lin
Portfolio ManagerPhiladelphia, PA , United States

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