Hiroki Aoki holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Tokyo. After obtaining his BE, he joined Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, where he was involved in regional economy and energy policy planning for six years. In particular, he contributed his quantitative skills to building a regional economic projection model based on Japan's future population decline. He considers the MFE program to be the perfect opportunity to open up a new career sphere at the ministry. In his free time, Hiroki enjoys swimming, snowboarding, and traveling.

Aya Bellicha obtained her BS in Engineering from Tel Aviv University, a top-tier school in Israel. She graduated with honors from an integrated program in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. During her studies, she worked as an intern at Intel's research and architecture department, in cellular communication and developed a tool that helped to forecast the cellular phone's power consumption under varied conditions. After graduation, she worked at Intel's DSP department for three years, where she developed several cellular communication protocol algorithms. Upon completing the program, Aya hopes to apply her quantitative and programming skills combined with the knowledge she will have acquired during the program to pursue a challenging career in finance. Her hobbies include backpacking, reading, movies, theatre, and aerobics.

Jatin Bhatia holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and a MS degree in the Electrical Engineering from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). While at UCLA, he worked as a research assistant in the area of wireless communication systems. His research work was mainly focused around wireless channel modeling and testing performance of a hardware system under different channel conditions. Following his graduate studies, he joined Silvus communication systems, a wireless startup company based in Los Angeles, where he worked on the design and implementation of the next generation Wi-Fi technology (802.11n). His desire to pursue a career in finance coupled with his ability in mathematics and quantitative methods led to him apply for a degree in financial engineering. Post MFE, he wants to apply his knowledge of financial engineering and work experience in the areas of financial modeling and quantitative strategy development at an investment bank or an asset management firm. Additionally, he has passed the CFA level I examination and plans to pursue the CFA designation after the MFE program. His hobbies include watching cricket, movies, running, and playing beach volleyball.

Rajiv Bhutani worked as a Short term interest rate trader (Asia STIRT team) in Deutsche Bank trading Indian bonds before coming to UC Berkeley, where he was responsible for managing positions worth USD 200 million. Before moving to trading, he worked as an associate in the rates structuring team for one year pricing lightly structured notes and exotic interest rate derivatives. Rajiv holds an MBA from Indian Institute of Management and BS in Mathematics from Banaras Hindu University. Rajiv was drawn to the MFE program by his desire to expand his theoretical knowledge to complement his structuring and trading experience. Post MFE, he is interested in taking up a trading position in a bank or a hedge fund. In his free time, Rajiv enjoys playing squash, running marathon, chess and painting.

Sandeep Bhutani graduated with a BTech in Electronics & Communications Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology followed by a Master's in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California. Since then he has been working for LSI Corporation where he was a Senior Software Manager in the Advanced Development Labs. At LSI, Sandeep worked on mathematical and statistical modeling of circuits to predict timing and power for the development of timing and power analysis tools. As lead, he worked on all aspects of development, from mathematical modeling to software design to implementation, testing & documentation At LSI, he developed several innovative mathematical models which he later patented. He currently holds 10 US Patents. Sandeep was attracted to financial engineering because of his strong interest in quantitative analysis, programming, and finance. To enhance his knowledge of finance, he spent a year studying in his spare time and ultimately received the Certificate in Finance from the University of California, Berkeley Extension. Post MFE, Sandeep would like to hold a quantitative position at a hedge fund or an investment bank. In his spare time, Sandeep enjoys playing squash, hiking, mountain biking and swimming.

Matthieu Brunet worked as a front office Market Risk Manager in charge of FX Exotic, IR Exotic, and inflation structured products at ABN AMRO for the last two years. Prior to moving to London, Matthieu worked for three and a half years at HSBC in Paris as a financial engineer, where he integrated new interest rate products into risk systems. Matthieu holds an Engineering degree from the Ecole International des Sciences et Traitement de l'information, a French engineering school. By joining the MFE program, he wants to leverage on his experience and gain the extra quantitative skills necessary to pursue a successful career in exotic product structuring/trading in an investment bank or a hedge fund in any major financial hub. Having grown up in the French Alps and in Colorado, Matthieu is a keen skier who also enjoys playing tennis in his spare time.

Jacques Burrus worked for one year as a Measurements While Drilling Field Engineer for Schlumberger D&M on various rigsites in Italy, the Adriatic Sea, and Ukraine. He was responsible for surveys and measurements of petrophysical properties that allow the client to assess the well's economic potential while drilling. Prior to that, he graduated in the top 20% of his class at Ecole Polytechnique. He subsequently earned a Master's degree at UC Berkeley in Supply Chain Management. During his graduate research, he devised a real-time model for the duration of traffic jams based a novel recursive approach. This involved assessing the various components of delay to identify the critical roots of bottlenecks. As a summer intern at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, he designed a dynamic pricing model for saturated rail infrastructures to enhance service levels. His exposure to the oil upstream branch bolstered him to gain a deeper understanding of energy markets. He joined the MFE program to develop the quantitative skills required in today's finance industry. Among other things, he enjoys going to the opera, riding horses, and studying Hindi.

Qibin (Kevin) Cai received his Ph.D. in Operations Research from Southern Methodist University in 2006. His research focused on the design and implementation of mathematical algorithms for industrial optimization problems and culminated in the publication of a journal paper on the design of Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) cellular networks. Prior to joining the MFE program, he was a software engineer at Verizon for two years, where he was a major contributor to the planning systems for company-owned global and domestic networks. The optimization algorithms he developed for an access network management system drove down the network cost by millions of dollars. Kevin also served as a consultant with Foxconn Electronics Inc., working on a production planning and scheduling system. Before his Ph.D., Kevin was the business assistant to the CEO of Shanghai Wanxiang Investment. He is a CFA Level II candidate. His decision to pursue the MFE was motivated by his keen interest in finance and eagerness to embark on an intellectually rewarding career. Kevin enjoys soccer, basketball, tennis, and soft rock.

Myron Cheung received his BS in Actuarial Science with First Class Honors from the University of Hong Kong. In his three years of study, he focused on statistics and financial mathematics and was placed on the Dean's Honor List every year. While interning at Credit Suisse as a credit risk analyst, Myron developed a strong interest in finance. Therefore he took graduate courses in financial engineering during a one-year exchange study program at UC Berkeley, when he decided to pursue the Haas MFE program to further explore the field of quantitative finance. Before joining the MFE program, he interned at Comcast Cable in San Ramon, California and then Prudential Assurance in Singapore where he combined his actuarial knowledge with his technical skills. Upon graduation from the MFE, he would like to apply his skills to valuing and structuring financial assets. In his spare time, he enjoys basketball, drawing and minesweeper.