Seok Joon “John” ByunJr. Research Analyst

    Seok Joon “John” Byun

    Jr. Research Analyst

    Professional Background

    Industry Experience: 4 Years

    Works with Denali’s Research Team to conduct data due diligence, design, and enhancement of quantitative based models used in research papers and in ranking securities.

    Master degree in Finance from Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego, where he was one of eight selected students from a pool of 300 in a class called “Portfolio Theory in Practice” taught by Harry Markowitz, a Nobel Prize winning economist who devised the modern portfolio theory.

    While at UCSD he collaborated with State Street Global Advisors in finding co-movement with country indices FX and interest rates to apply trading strategies.


    Education

    • Masters in Finance from Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego
    • B.A. in International Business and English Linguistics from Kyunghee University, South Korea