Lifeng Zhang brings over six years of quantitative finance and risk management expertise, managing over $200M in AUM. He holds a Certificate in Quantitative Finance and has a strong background in computer science and statistics. At EST, he leads the cybersecurity and software development teams, overseeing both tech and operations.

Previously, Lifeng was a CDS analyst at UBS and a senior FICC quant researcher at 9M Technologies (founded by an LTCM co-founder), specializing in pricing models. He also founded Saiw Capital, a NYC-based hedge fund. Lifeng pursued advanced econometrics studies at Columbia University.