Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, Brown University
Prof. Yang Jichuan has many years of industry experiences with Harvest Global Investments (as Head of Greater China Business Development); Barclays (as Head of Emerging Market Structuring, North Asia) and other top international financial groups such as Wachovia, Citigroup, Intex Solutions etc. He also has academia experiences in University of Montreal and Brown University.
He pioneered and arranged the first Chinese Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (2006).
Professor Yang has structured and traded the first Chinese Credit Default Swap, a milestone transaction and pioneering work in the establishment and development of the Chinese credit derivatives market, risk management, legal, and accounting systems (2007). He also pioneered and arranged the first Chinese Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (2006).
Prof Yang has numerous academic publications and has been invited to give keynote speech at several international finance conferences, such as Taiwan CDO & ABS 2007 Conference organized by The Pinnacle Group International in Taipei.