Xuanrui ZHANG

Undergraduate Research Assistant @ The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

About

Hello! I am Lion Zhang, currently a sophomore in the HKUST Business School majoring in Quantitative Finance with an additional major in Computer Science. I am a highly motivative and enthusiastic individual with a strong work ethic. I have joined the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program in HKUST and demonstrated high proficiency in data analytics and financial analysis in the research project. I have rich experience in public speaking and event planning with student societies, and was the President of Students' Union in high school. I am looking to secure a financial internship to attain business perspectives and technical skills.

Country

Hong Kong SAR

City

New Territories

Industry

Higher Education

Skill

C++, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Portfolio Management, Statistics, Probability, Calculus, Linear Algebra, Presentation Skills, Python (Programming Language), Finance, Memberlist Management, Data Audit, Financial Analysis, Financial Accounting, External Relationships, public speech, memberlist, Financial Management, Microsoft Excel, Interpersonal Communication

Experience

Undergraduate Research Assistant

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

2026-1 - Present · 9 mos

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

· Assisting Prof. Eyub Yegen in projects with topics including trading activites by senior government officials, political contributions and political activites of mutual fund managers.

Student Ambassador

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

2025-11 - Present · 11 mos

Hong Kong SAR

· Coordinator of Guangdong Province in HKUST Winter Sharing Session, promoted HKUST and connected with excellent high school students · Student Helper in HKUST Summer Experiencing Camp, providing experiencial activities for high school students

HR & Finance Secretary

China Entrepreneur Network - HKUST Chapter

2025-1 - 2026-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Hong Kong SAR

·In charge of the financial operation and member list management of the student society ·In charge of members and subcommittees recruitment ·Vice president in charge of Business Competition Sharing ·Vice president in charge of Company Visit

Undergraduate Research Assistant

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

2025-6 - 2025-8 · 3 mos

Hong Kong SAR

·Project Title: Risk-Management Duel: Financial vs Operational Risk Management ·Data Auditing. Review data collected, compare with annual reports of gold mining companies, find discrepancies and improvements needed and propose proper notes to annotate certain issues. ·Study the corporate annual report to understand the production, reserves and resources recorded on the filing and the inner correlations between entries. ·Supervisor: Prof. Peter MacKay

Head Organizer of University Winter Sharing Session

Shantou Jinshan Middle School Alumni Network

2024-11 - 2025-1 · 3 mos

Shantou, Guangdong, China

·Jointly organized with the Academic Affairs Office of Shantou Jinshan High School, with more than 1200 alumni from 100 plus universities in Greater China participating to promote their universities ·Led organization work including information collection, official account management, venue arrangement etc. ·Get connected and communicate with both high school and alumni

President of Students' Union

Shantou Jinshan Middle School 汕头市金山中学

2023-1 - 2024-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Shantou, Guangdong, China

·Head Organizer of Math Open Day, coordinating planning logistics for the event, including booking of 2 major school facilities for 6000 plus attendees,leading volunteering recruitment efforts, with 400 plus volunteers for the event. ·Spoke on stage as student representative at the 146th school anniversary conference to the teachers, alumni and schoolmates ·Led pass-over administrative work of the Students’ Union, and made the Students’ Union work schedule for AY 2022-23 ·Person-In-Charge of events like Graduation Ceremony, Creation Festival etc.