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Moving from "Traditional" Finance to Fintech/Blockchain

By Linda Kreitzman   |   Apr 26, 2018
Many students and alumni want to work in Fintech and often ask me what advice I can give them. I recommend engaging in new coursework in programming (Python, R, C++), Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligenc...

A Passion for Robo-Advising

By Linda Kreitzman   |   Oct 11, 2017
Juan Rassa, MFE17, had a specific goal when coming to the MFE Program at Berkeley in March of 2016. He was going to get his MFE degree, work as a data scientist, and in his spare time, he would build a robo-adv...

Finish Your Berkeley MFE Application in 5 Days!

By The Berkeley MFE Program   |   Sep 27, 2017
Our Round 4 Deadline is coming up on October 2 - that’s 5 days from today! - for Spring 2018 start.

Fintech Series Part 4: How Are We Addressing the Challenge?

By Linda Kreitzman   |   Aug 25, 2017
Welcome to the final part of my Fintech Series. Be sure you’ve checked out part one, part two, and part three. Developments in fintech pose a new challenge to traditional finance curricula. As discussed in part...

Alumni Spotlight: A Chat with Liran Amrany ('04), Co-founder & CEO of Debitize

By The Berkeley MFE Program   |   Aug 01, 2017
From Quant Finance to Fintech In our previous post, we checked in with one of our recent grads. Continuing our Alumni Spotlight, today we’ll showcase the career progression of Liran Amrany, MFE Class of 2004.

Fintech Series Part 3: What New Skills Are Needed for Finance?

By Linda Kreitzman   |   Jul 26, 2017
Welcome to my series on fintech’s evolving role in finance! Part one can be found here, and part two can be found here.

Alumni Spotlight: Alexander Olson (‘17) paves a new path in tech, joining Google as a Data Scientist

By The Berkeley MFE Program   |   Jul 19, 2017
It’s been four months since the MFE Class of 2017 graduated - time to check in on our recent alum! Today, we’re reconnecting with Alexander “Xander” Olson to see what he’s been up to since completing the Berkel...