Currently a PhD student in Business Analytics at the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business.
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) Charterholder, CFA Institute; Member of CFA Society New York.
Dual-Master's from the Georgia Institute of Technology and dual-Bachelor's from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Class of 2016, St. Andrew's College (Canada) ––– DILEAS GU BRATH
Email: jared dash chai at uiowa dot edu
Aug. 2026 to May 2031 (expected)
Iowa City, IA.
Doctor of Philosophy - Tippie College of Business
Sept. 2021 to May 2023
Atlanta, GA.
GPA: 4.0
Master of Science - H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Master of Science - H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Sept. 2016 to May 2021
Ann Arbor, MI.
GPA: 3.93
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Summa Cum Laude – College of Engineering
Bachelor of Business Administration, High Distinction – Stephen M. Ross School of Business
Minor, Computer Science
Chai JT, Bobrovnikov M, Dinov ID (2022). Probability Distributome – Computing, Visualization, and Instruction. Proceedings, IASE 2021 Statistics Education in the Era of Data Science. DOI: 10.52041/iase.pdsxt.
Bobrovnikov M, Chai JT, Dinov ID (2022). Interactive Visualization and Computation of 2D and 3D Probability Distributions. SN Computer Science 3: 327. DOI: 10.1007/s42979-022-01206-w.
GitHub Repository: here
Graduate Research Assistant, Business Analytics Department, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa
Aug. 2026 to Present
Part-time Research Team member, Industrial & Operations Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Michigan
June. 2025 to Feb. 2026
Supervisor: Dr. Romesh Saigal
Research Project Lead, Statistics Online Computational Resource (SOCR), University of Michigan
Sept. 2019 to Aug. 2021
Supervisor: Dr. Ivo D. Dinov
Research Assistant, Multidisciplinary Design Program, University of Michigan
Sept. 2019 to Aug. 2021
Student Highlight: Jared Chai
Summer Research Fellow, Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research, University of Michigan
Jun. 2020 to Aug. 2020
Research Assistant, Finance Department, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
Feb. 2020 to Jun. 2020
Supervisor: Dr. Mayank Kumar
MATH 6635 – Numerical Methods in Finance (Graduate TA)
Spring 2023
FIN 409 – Fixed Income Securities (TA)
Winter 2021
FIN 480 – Options & Futures (TA)
Winter 2021
FIN 615 – Valuation (TA)
Fall 2020
FIN 415 – Corporate Investment Decisions (TA)
Fall 2020
FIN 300 – Financial Management (TA)
Winter 2020
FIN 302 – Making Financial Decisions (TA)
Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2021
James B. Angell Scholar (2018, 2021)
University of Michigan
H.R. & D.I. Rasch Scholarship (2018)
Industrial & Operations Engineering, University of Michigan
University Honors (all semesters)
University of Michigan
Dean's List (all semesters)
College of Engineering, University of Michigan
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) Charterholder, CFA Institute; Member of CFA Society New York (since 2025)
Ernst & Young - Parthenon, Quantitative Finance & Economics
Senior Associate - Aug. 2025 to Mar. 2026 – New York, NY
Associate - Sept. 2023 to Jul. 2025 – New York, NY
Summer Analyst - Jul. 2023 to Sept. 2023 – New York, NY
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Investment Solutions Group, Thought Leadership Team
Summer Analyst - Jun. 2022 to Aug. 2022 – Austin, TX
Ernst & Young, Financial Services Office, Technology Advisory
Summer Analyst - Jun. 2019 to Aug. 2019 – New York, NY
Cummins Inc., Global Logistics Improvement Group (GLIG)
Project Management Intern - May 2018 to Aug. 2018 – Memphis, TN
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