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Kin Cheung is a distinguished finance leader with over 30 years of experience in global markets. He began his career as a quantitative analyst at Salomon Brothers in New York, soon transitioning into a derivatives trader. His success in trading propelled him to senior management positions at Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, and the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Cheung has been a key driver of business growth and revenue generation throughout his career. He has held critical leadership roles across Asia and Japan including Head of Derivatives, Head of Trading, Head of Equities, and Head of Markets. He later founded a multi-strategy hedge fund and served as the Chief Investment Officer of a family office he co-founded. With extensive experience spanning both the sell-side and the buy-side, he is one of the rare finance professionals who has an expertise in both fixed income and equities.
Cheung earned a B.S. in nuclear engineering from the University of Michigan and began pursuing a Ph.D. in nuclear science and engineering at MIT at the age of 19. His numerous accolades include the NSF Graduate Fellowship, the DOE Graduate Fellowship, the ANS Graduate Fellowship, the ANS Lamarsh Memorial Award, and the TMS Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award.
Beyond finance, Cheung actively conducts molecular simulation research, focusing on the development of advanced materials for nuclear fusion reactors.
Mr. Cheung is the keynote speaker for CMC's FEI 2024-25 Claremont Finance Conference.