Peng Zhao
Peng Zhao | |
|---|---|
| 赵鹏 (Chinese) | |
| Born | 1982 or 1983 (age 41–42)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (PhD)[2] |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 2006-[3] |
| Employer | Citadel Securities |
| Title | CEO (2017-present)[3] |
| Board member of | Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago[4] |
Peng Zhao (simplified Chinese: 赵鹏; pinyin: Zhào Péng) is a Chinese-American businessman known as the CEO of Citadel Securities. Peng Zhao was born in Beijing, China.[2]
Education
Zhao attended Peking University and earned a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics in 2001.[5][6] In 2006, he obtained his PhD degree in statistics from University of California, Berkeley.[2]
Career
Peng Zhao joined Citadel Securities in 2006 as a quantitative researcher.[7]
In July 2016, Citadel Securities announced that then Microsoft COO, B. Kevin Turner, was joining the firm as CEO.[8] At this time a new role, chief scientist, was created specifically for Peng Zhao who was then global head of market making.[8] Five months after joining, Kevin Turner left Citadel Securities, and on January 27, 2017, at age 34, Peng Zhao was promoted to CEO.[1][8]
In 2019, Zhao was named on Fortune's 40 Under 40 list.[2]
References
- ^ a b Marek, Lynne (3 February 2017). "If one Citadel is good, could two be better?". No. Finance & Banking. Chicago, IL, United States: Crain's Chicago Business. Crain Communications, Inc. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "How the 40 Under 40 Get Stuff Done: Their Favorite Productivity Hacks". United States: Fortune. Fortune Media IP Limited. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ a b Delevingne, Lawrence; McCrank, John (17 January 2017). "Peng Zhao replaces Kevin Turner atop Citadel Securities". No. Wealth. New York, N.Y., United States: Reuters. Thompson Reuters. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Gordon, Amanda (3 October 2019). "Ken Griffin's $125 Million Gift Gets His Name on Chicago Museum". No. Wealth. United States: Bloomberg News. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "For its next CEO, Citadel Securities turns to a veteran". Crain's Chicago Business. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Peng Zhao's homepage at Berkeley".
- ^ McCrank, John; Mazzilli, Meredith (22 May 2018). "Exclusive: Citadel Securities ups ETF game as part of growth push". No. Business News. New York, N.Y., United States: Reuters. Thompson Reuters. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ a b c Massa, Annie; Leising, Matthew (27 January 2017). "Wal-Mart to Wall Street Dream Dies as Citadel Securities CEO Out". No. Business. United States: Bloomberg News. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 6 January 2020.