Eric Lei

Eric Lei has a diverse work experience in various tech and finance companies. Eric worked as a Vice President of Portfolio Management at WorldQuant since September 2019. Prior to that, they were a Quantitative Research Intern at Two Sigma in 2018. In 2017, they worked as a Software Engineering Intern at Google. Eric also gained experience as a Research Intern at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) in 2014. In 2012, they had internships at Microsoft as a Capital Markets Intern and at Qualcomm as a Software Engineering Intern.

Eric Lei earned their bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Economics from the University of Washington from 2010 to 2014. Following that, they pursued a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Machine Learning from Carnegie Mellon University, completing their studies from 2014 to 2019.