Meet The Team

program leadership

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

I-Hsuan Ethan Chiang
Finance Department Chair and Professor
ethan.chiang@charlotte.edu

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

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

Kimberly McLaurin
Assistant Director of Enrollment
kmclaur8@charlotte.edu

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.

• Dr. Jaya Bishwal, Associate Professor of Mathematics
• Dr. Steven Clark, Associate Professor of Finance
• Dr. Yufeng Han, Program Director and Professor of Finance
• Dr. Hwan Lin, Associate Professor of Economics
• Dr. Weidong Tian, Professor of Finance and Distinguished Professor in Risk Management and Insurance

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.

• Andrew Brunson (Ally Bank)
• John M. Carpenter (Bank of America)
• Zhang Feng (Ernst & Young)
• Douglas T. Gardner (BNP Paribus & Bank of the West)
• Dr. Jeffrey Gerlach (Federal Reserve)
• Jacques Longerstaey (Nuveen)
• Larry Li (JP Morgan Chase)
• Paul Romanelli (Wells Fargo)
• Agus Sudjianto (Wells Fargo)
• Tony Yang (KPMG)
• Yimin Yang (Protiviti)
• Stephen Young (Wells Fargo)
• Han Zhang (Wells Fargo)
• Steve Zhu (Bank of America)