Yun En Tan, Frm
About Yun En Tan, Frm
Yun En Tan is the Director of Model Validation at CIBC with extensive experience in quantitative finance and risk consulting.
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Yun En Tan currently holds the position of Director, Model Validation at CIBC since 2020.
Professional Experience at CIBC
Yun En Tan has been with CIBC multiple times over his career. He is currently the Director of Model Validation, a role he has held since 2020. Prior to this, he served as a Senior Quantitative Analyst, Model Vetting at CIBC in 2018 for 11 months, and as an Associate, Model Vetting (Intern) in 2017 for 3 months.
Experience at IBM Canada and Algorithmics
Yun En Tan worked as a Quantitative Financial Professional at IBM Canada from 2019 to 2020, a duration of 1 year. Before that, he held various roles at Algorithmics, an IBM Company, including Associate Risk Consultant (Coop) in 2014 for 7 months, Consultant, Financial Engineering from 2015 to 2016 for 11 months, and Senior Risk Consultant in 2016 for 3 months.
Early Career and Research Experience
Earlier in his career, Yun En Tan gained valuable experience through various research and coop positions. He was a Research Assistant at the University of Waterloo in 2017 for 2 months and in 2014 for 3 months. Additionally, he held a coop position as a Performance and Capacity Analyst at Scotiabank in 2012 for 3 months and served as a Trainee at Berjaya Sompo Insurance Berhad in 2011 for 3 months.
Education Background
Yun En Tan has a strong educational background in quantitative finance and actuarial science. He earned a Master of Quantitative Finance from the University of Waterloo between 2016 and 2017. He also holds a BMath in Actuarial Science and Statistics Major, with a Computer Science Minor, from the University of Waterloo, which he achieved between 2010 and 2014.