Berkeley MFE Blog

“I think there is general agreement that the most innovative minds in finance are in the U.S. So, it makes sense to study here, where you can learn from and be exposed to the top talent,” said Xiao Tian (Jason)...

“There seem to be fewer incentives for women to pursue careers in quantitative finance. Perhaps that is why women have not made very uniform advances in the industry,” Juliette Mayada Ould-Aklouche, MFE 24, obs...

As the Berkeley Master of Financial Engineering (MFE) program begins to wind down, the class of 2024 reflects on a transformative journey of experiential learning through their internships. From October 2023 to...

Meet Jingtian Wei, a distinguished alumna of UC Berkeley's Master of Financial Engineering (MFE) program. In 2023, she transitioned into a rewarding career as a quantitative researcher at BlackRock. Jingtian's ...

Ten years into his career Luis Toro, MFE 14, still relies on lessons learned in his Berkeley Haas Master in Financial Engineering studies, and he retains close ties to the program as a career coach.

Poker, often perceived as a mere card game played in casinos by most, holds a different significance in the realm of quantitative trading. As a student pursuing a Master of Financial Engineering (MFE), Rishi Ku...

In the heart of Berkeley, a place renowned for its academic excellence, lies the prestigious Master of Financial Engineering (MFE) program at the University of California. Here, the dreams of aspiring finance p...

Akshita Gulati, MFE 24, approaches her Master of Financial Engineering studies with the attitude, “If it’s not challenging, it’s not rewarding.” Just two months into her program, she has found plenty of both ch...