Doctoral Graduates (FMO)

• Kyle Meerscheidt, dissertation entitled "Pricing Multi-Asset Options with Multivariate Variance Gamma and Normal Inverse Gaussian Processes Using the Fourier Space Time-Steppiing Method," Completed December 2018.
• Benjamin Preston, dissertation entitled "A Hidden Markov Renewal Model with Applications to Financial Time Series," completed December 2015.  MS in FMO (December 2010).  Lead Quantitative Risk Analyst, USAA, San Antonio, TX.
  
• Muhu Wang, dissertation entitled "A Finite-Element Approach for Pricing Swing Options under Stochastic Volatility," completed 8/2010. Senior Quantitative Researcher, Duke Energy, Cinncinati, Ohio, 10/2010 - 4/2015.  Dynegy,  Houston, TX, Quantitative Specialist, 5/2015 -  .
  
• Weiwei Xie, dissertation entitled “Pricing Spread Options by Edgeworth Expansion,” completed 7/2008, MS in FMO (May 2006).  Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA (9/2008 - 5/2011).
  
• Cedric Kouam, dissertation entitled “Pricing Spread Options under Stochastic volatility,” completed 5/2008, MS in FMO, (August 2005). Senior Quantitative Analyst, Horizon Wind Energy, Houston, TX.

Some Masters with Financial Mathematics Option (FMO)

• Ishaan Kapoor (May 2006)
  Portfolio Manager
  Exelon Corporation
  Chicago, Illinois
• Guowei Zhang, PhD (May 2006)
  Financial Economist
  The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
  Department of Treasury
  Washington D.C.
• Dennis Burkey (May 2006)
  Head of Oil Markets, Americas
  Thomson Reuters
  New York, NY
  
• Huifang Li (May 2006)
  Investment Advisor
  Minsheng Securities
  Beijing, China
  
• Roderick McBane (May 2009)
  Faculty, Department of Mathematics
  Houston Community College - Central Campus
  Houston, Texas
• Amy Harris (December 2011)
  Assistant Professor
  Department of Mathematics
  Long Star College, University Park
  Houston, TX
• Jonathan Brown (May 2013)
  Actuarial Analyst
  Optima Health
  Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Katelyn Shaeffer (May 2015)
  Risk Management Group
  ACE Group, Houston, TX
  
• Vijay Singh Dhaka (May 2015)
  Investment Associate
  Prudential Financial
  New York, NY
  
• Sidhima Shekhawat (May 2015)
  Commodity Credit Risk Associate
  Bank of America, Houston, TX
• Christopher Cote (May 2016)
  Insurance Linked Securities Group
  Swiss Re
  New York, New York
• Zahra Sarmast (May 2016)
  Associate, RCSA Program Execution
  JP Morgan Chase & Co.
  New York, New York
• Christopher Johnson (May 2018)
  Market Risk Analyst
  Occidental Petroleum
  Houston, TX
• Tran, An (May 2019)
  Analyst
  Baker Hughes, a GE Comapny
  Midland/Odessa, TX
• Temo Aguilar (May 2019)
  Risk Analyst
  Calpine
  Houston, TX

*dates in parentheses denote month/year of graduation with MS in FMO.