Andy Yu

Andy Yu

New York, New York, United States
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PIMCO
University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of Business

About

 Current Position: I am a Product Analyst at PIMCO (Pacific Investment Management…

Experience

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    PIMCO

    Newport Beach, CA

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    Bellevue, WA

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    Bellevue, WA

Education

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    Finance GPA 3.8/4.0, Cumulative GPA 3.6/4.0

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    Activities and Societies: Blue Chips, Market Driven Investors, Husky Traders, Foster Finance Association, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, UW EDM Club, ASUW, Golden Key International Honour Society, The Society for Collegiate Leadership & Achievement, and AIESEC Seattle: Founder/CEO/President, Director of Research/Project Manager/Operations Manager, Member of Last 8 Clubs, respectively

    •Freshman Direct (Early Admission into Foster School of Business—class of 200 out of 5,000+ applicants)
    •Founded Blue Chips, a Wall Street club consisting of educational workshops, guest speakers, and on-campus recruiting
    •Developed Blue Chips’ strategy, coordinated professional events, and led officer team of 10 (excluding sub-clubs)
    •Assembled 100+ students at UW interested in working on Wall Street into Blue Chips in its first month of existence
    •Established Blue Chips’…

    •Freshman Direct (Early Admission into Foster School of Business—class of 200 out of 5,000+ applicants)
    •Founded Blue Chips, a Wall Street club consisting of educational workshops, guest speakers, and on-campus recruiting
    •Developed Blue Chips’ strategy, coordinated professional events, and led officer team of 10 (excluding sub-clubs)
    •Assembled 100+ students at UW interested in working on Wall Street into Blue Chips in its first month of existence
    •Established Blue Chips’ investment banking, private equity, hedge fund, venture capital, and sales & trading sub-clubs
    •Published Market Driven Investors’ weekly blog covering market updates, investment analysis, and personal finance
    •Analyzed and pitched Umpqua Holdings Corporation stock to Husky Traders, resulting in the best return of 2013

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    Activities and Societies: Please refer to the "Activities and Societies" section listed under University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of Business.

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    Activities and Societies: Sussex Trading Society (STS), Sussex Investment, Idea Generation & Analysis Society (SIIGAS), International Students’ Society, Member of All 3 Societies: Attended networking events to global financial centers and discussed current market developments Hedge Fund Investor Letter competition, Financial Markets and Trading – 1st place out of 90 entrants

    Exchange Student for 1 Semester

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    Running Start/Dual Enrollment

  • 3.93/4.00

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    Activities and Societies: Founder and President at Finance Club, Founder and President at Asian Student Association, Founder and President at International Alliance, Vice President and 2-time Homeroom Alternate Representative at Associated Student Body, Co-Captain/Quarterback/Cornerback at Junior Varsity and Varsity Football

    •Composed constitutions, found advisors, led planning of activities, and executed plans
    •Completed the National Association of Student Councils Certified Student Leader program to become one of one hundred nationally recognized high school student leaders

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Volunteer Experience

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    University of Washington Medical Center

    - Present 13 years 6 months

    Health

    •Serve patients, visitors, and staff for hundreds of hours through transport and advisory
    •Volunteered for a total of over 800 hours at all venues combined during my high school career

Licenses & Certifications

  • Certified Student Leader

    National Association of Student Councils

    Issued

Courses

  • Algebra with Applications

    MATH 111

  • Alternative Investments: Hedge Funds and Private Equity

    FIN 466

  • Application of Calculus to Business and Economics

    MATH 112

  • Business Finance

    FIN 350

  • Business, Government, and Society

    MGMT 320

  • Composition: Exposition

    ENGL 131

  • Entrepreneurial Finance

    FIN 457

  • Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting

    ACCTG 225

  • Global Business Perspectives

    I BUS 300

  • Intermediate Expository Writing

    ENGL 281

  • Intermediate Macroeconomics

    B ECON 301

  • Introduction to Accounting and Financial Reporting

    ACCTG 215

  • Introduction to Information Systems

    I S 300

  • Introduction to Law

    MGMT 200

  • Introduction to Macroeconomics

    ECON 201

  • Introduction to Microeconomics

    ECON 200

  • Introduction to Real Estate Capital Markets

    FIN 435

  • Introduction to Real Estate Finance and Investment

    FIN 425

  • Investments

    FIN 460

  • Leadership and Organizational Behavior

    MGMT 300

  • Managerial Economics

    B ECON 300

  • Marketing Concepts

    MKTG 301

  • Principles of Operations Management

    OPMGT 301

  • Special Topics in Management

    MGMT 490

  • Strategic Business Communications

    B CMU 301

  • Strategic Management

    MGMT 430

  • Information Systems

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  • Introduction to Financial Markets and Trading

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  • Leadership Foundations

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Honors & Awards

  • AP Scholar with Distinction

    College Board

  • Commended Scholar

    National Merit Scholarship Program

  • Dean's List

    University of Washington

    Multiple Quarters

Test Scores

  • Bloomberg Aptitude Test (BAT)

    Score: 630

    •97th percentile globally
    •1st attempt
    •Tests financial reasoning skills in 8 key areas: News Analysis, Economics, Math Skills, Analytical Reasoning, Financial Statement Analysis, Investment Banking, Global Markets, and Chart and Graph Analysis

  • PSAT

    Score: 204/240

    97th percentile

  • SAT

    Score: 1970/2400

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spoken Mandarin Chinese

    Native or bilingual proficiency

Organizations

  • KingCo 4A Local Association of Student Councils

    Redmond High School Delegate

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    •Exchanged ideas with dozens of high school representatives on how to improve student life

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