“I am very grateful to the Financial Math program at NC State as it was integral to my success in the financial and insurance industries. In the FM program, I had access to professional mentorship and networking opportunities which led to my first industry job working as an analyst and modeler for an auto insurance company. As part of the masters curriculum, I learned quantitative techniques that go far beyond Black-Scholes and which have given me an intuitive understanding of such topics as stock market mechanics, risk management, and fair-market pricing of exotic derivatives. Going forward, such knowledge will advantage me as I develop professionally in asset-liability management and hedging as an actuary.”