Alumni Association Series: Quantitative Finance and MBA GBA Chapter
The CUHK Quantitative Finance Alumni Association
Officially founded in 2016, the CUHK Quantitative Finance Alumni Association (QFAA) is currently chaired by Fiona Chou (BSc in QFRM 2014), who wishes to forge stronger ties among the alumni in the community and with the school via organising communication groups and networking events.
Dialogue with the President
Q1. What is your current job? Please briefly describe your professional work scope or responsibilities.
I am currently an assistant portfolio manager at APG Asset Management (APG). APG is one of the world’s largest pension investors managing for pension funds and their 4.7 million participants in total represented a value of EUR613 billion. I am currently covering private infrastructure investment opportunities across APAC, spanning from utilities, transportation, energy to social infrastructure. My responsibilities is to evaluate investment opportunities, lead key due diligence workstreams, conduct valuation analysis and participate in negotiation, tax structuring and asset management.
Q2. When did you become the President of the CUHK Quantitative Finance Alumni Association and what is your vision for it in the wider alumni community?
I have been the President of QFAA since 2016, the year it officially established. Through QFAA, we aim to strengthen the alumni bonding and make our alumni proud with a strong connection.
Q3. What kind of activities/ engagement does the Alumni Association usually organise, or can you introduce to us some of the highlight activities in the past?
We introduced a “class representatives” model to foster effective communication and we managed to raise scholarship funds for current students. We also hosted several big networking events (e.g. hiking, happy hours and a retirement party for Professor Dennis Fan) and speaker series (experts and alumni sharing experience and knowledge) with high attendance since launch.
The Alumni Association organised regular hikes before the pandemic
The speaker series was well-received by the alumni
Q4. Can you share with us upcoming plans of the Alumni Association in 2021/22?
Given the challenging COVID situation this year, we have no choice but to postpone our events until the situation gets better. We hosted two panel sessions titled “Reinventing your career in in Covid-19” in 2020/21, and we may potentially repeat that to provide guidance to current students or alumni who are in transit of their career. If possible, we also wish to host a couple of happy hours and hiking.
| Committee Members of the CUHK Quantitative Finance Alumni Association | |
| President | Fiona Chou (BSc in QFRM 2014) |
| Members *listed in no particular order |
Angus Lee (BSc in QFIN 2014) |
| Amy Yung (BSc in QFIN 2014) | |
| John Chung (BSc in QFIN 2015) | |
| Shirley Wong (BSc in QFIN 2015) | |
| Ryan Lau (BSc in QFIN 2016) | |
If you wish to connect with the CUHK Quantitative Finance Alumni Association, please send an email to aa-qfaa@alumni.cuhk.edu.hk.
CUHK Business School MBA GBA Alumni Chapter
Founded in September last year, the CUHK Business School MBA GBA Alumni Chapter dedicates to foster closer connections among MBA alumni in the Greater Bay Area and facilitate their personal and professional development in the region via organising meaningful engagement events. Adrian Chan (MBA 2020), President of the Alumni Chapter, hopes to serve the alumni community and strengthen its tie with the School.
Dialogue with the President
Q1. What is your current job? Please briefly describe your professional work scope or responsibilities.
I am the Managing Director and General Manager in Asia Pacific for the YunExpress. Founded in 2014, the company specialises in cross border e-commerce logistics and is a unicorn start-up in China.
Q2. As the President of the CUHK Business School MBA GBA Alumni Chapter, what is your vision for it in the wider alumni community?
Our vision is to strengthen the connection of MBA Alumni in Greater Bay Area and build a community which creates opportunities for personal and career development for alumni.
Q3. Can you share with us upcoming plans of the MBA GBA Alumni Chapter in 2021/22?
We strives to organise thematic events, like festive celebrations, investment talks and hikes, in Shenzhen and Guangzhou respectively every month to enhance mutual understanding and communications among alumni, and offer platforms for professional exchange.
Alumni had a great time together over dinner
| Committee Members of CUHK Business School MBA GBA Alumni Chapter | |
| President | Adrian Chan (MBA 2020) |
| Secretary and Treasurer | Tony Li (MBA 2020) |
| Vice President (Communication and Support) | Keriner Chen (MBA 2019) |
| Vice President (Corporate Relationship) | Lily Huang (MBA 2019) |
| Lyu Cai (MBA 2019) | |
| Vice President (Event Planning) | Fancy Fang (MBA 2020) |
| Gavin Shen (MBA 2020) | |
| Vice President (Engagement | Carmen Pan (MBA 2020) |
| Alex Chen (MBA 2020) | |
| Raymond Lam (MBA 2020) | |
| Thomas Wu (MBA 2020) | |
If you wish to stay connected with the MBA GBA Alumni Chapter, please contact any committee member, or add President Chan as friend via WeChat (ID: cake_chan). He will invite you to join the their exclusive alumni WeChat group after verifying your identity.
Alumni Association Series
CUHK Business School’s alumni have established multiple alumni associations around the world. These associations, classified by programme and region respectively, offer strong support to the Business School. In the coming months, we will introduce individual alumni associations in the Greater China Region via the lens of their Presidents one by one, with a hope to facilitate better understanding and support among the alumni community.
As an alumnus, you are highly encouraged to join an alumni association to keep abreast of the latest updates of your alma mater and the alumni community. Ignite more possibilities by connecting to a larger network and a whole new realm of professional development/ academic opportunities!