Chad Schmerling

BIO

Chad Schmerling is a first-year PhD student at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in the Econometrics and Statistics dissertation area. Chad's research focuses on applying mathematics and computer algorithms to understand how assets, such as stocks, are priced. Chad grew up in Los Angeles, California, where at twelve years old he experienced his 15-minutes-of-fame when he starred on an episode of a gameshow called "Hole in the Wall" on Cartoon Network. After college, Chad worked at Flow Traders in New York City for two years, where he traded high-yield bonds and built statistical models to predict asset prices. Chad enjoys Backgammon, Chess, Poker, his hometown Dodgers and Lakers, and his heavily used ad-free Youtube Premium account.

EXPERIENCE
Investment Banking & Private Equity

INDUSTRY (CURRENT)
Student / Financial Researcher

FIRM (CURRENT)
University of Chicago Booth School of Business

INDUSTRY (PRIOR)
Financial Services / Proprietary Trading

FIRM (PRIOR)
Flow Traders (https://www.flowtraders.com)

EMAIL
chad@schmerling.net