Meet The Team

program leadership

Yufeng Han

Yufeng Han
M.S. in Math Finance Program Director and Professor
yufeng.han@charlotte.edu

Weidong Tian

Weidong Tian
Distinguished Professor of Risk Management and Insurance, Finance Department Chair
wtian1@charlotte.edu

Craig A. Depken, II

Craig A. Depken, II
Economics Department Chair and Professor
cdepken@charlotte.edu

Taufiquar Khan
Department Chair and Professor
Mathematics and Statistics

Taufiquar Khan
Mathematics and Statistics Department Chair and Professor
taufiquar.khan@charlotte.edu

Kimberly McLaurin
Assistant Director of Enrollment, MSRE, MAFI + MSEcon
Graduate Programs

Kimberly McLaurin
Assistant Director of Enrollment
kmclaur8@charlotte.edu

Kalli Vimr

Kalli Vimr
Associate Director, Graduate Programs and MAFI Advising
kvimr@charlotte.edu

Program Committee

The M.S. in Mathematical Finance team includes faculty from three departments within UNC Charlotte: the Department of Finance and the Department of Economics from the Belk College of Business, and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics from the College of Science.

  • Steven Clark, Associate Professor of Finance
  • Yufeng Han, Program Director and Professor of Finance
  • Sebastien Bossu, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
  • Igor Kheifets, Assistant Professor of Economics
  • Tao-Hsien “Dolly” King, Rush S. Dickson Professor of Finance
  • Christopher M. Kirby, Professor of Finance and Economics

Advisory Committee

The Math Finance Advisory Committee is comprised of executives who give valuable perspective, meaningful insights and forward-looking advice on the curriculum, as the program looks to meet demands of the financial market.

  • Azamat Abdymomunov (Federal Reserve)
  • John M. Carpenter (Bank of America)
  • Rob DeMilio (Bank of America)
  • Zhang Feng (Ernst & Young)
  • Maciej Ombach (Wells Fargo)
  • Paul Romanelli (Wells Fargo)
  • Benjamin I. Rogers (Wells Fargo)
  • Mike Vandenberg (Bulls-Eye Solutions)
  • Yimin Yang (Loyal Trust Bank)
  • Han Zhang (Wells Fargo)