Tanya(xiaohe) Yang
About Tanya(xiaohe) Yang
Tanya (Xiaohe) Yang is a Senior Quantitative Analyst specializing in model validation at CIBC in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Title at CIBC
Tanya(xiaohe) Yang is currently serving as a Senior Quantitative Analyst in Model Validation at CIBC. She began her tenure at CIBC in 2021. Her role involves conducting rigorous validation of quantitative models to ensure their integrity and compliance with regulatory standards.
Previous Role at Scotiabank
Before joining CIBC, Tanya(xiaohe) Yang was the Manager of Credit Risk Analytics at Scotiabank from 2019 to 2021. During her two-year tenure, she was responsible for overseeing credit risk models and contributing to the development and validation of these models to manage the bank's credit risk effectively.
Early Career Positions in Financial Technology
Tanya(xiaohe) Yang started her career in financial technology with a range of co-op and internship positions. In 2018, she was an Analyst, Financial Engineer Co-op in Commodity & FX at Scotiabank for three months. Earlier, in 2015, she worked as a Programmer Analyst Co-op in Global Fixed Income-Global Wholesale Technology at the same bank for three months. She also gained experience as an intern in Trade Finance at Société Générale in 2014 for four months.
Education and Expertise in Quantitative Finance
Tanya(xiaohe) Yang earned her Master's degree in Quantitative Finance from the University of Waterloo, completing her studies in 2019. Prior to this, she completed a Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science Finance Option, Statistics, also from the University of Waterloo, graduating in 2017. Her academic background has equipped her with strong analytical and quantitative skills, essential for her roles in model validation and risk analytics.