Andrew Chen

Class of 2025

Bio

Andrew graduated from Purdue University in 2023 with a degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. Prior to MSCF, he completed three internships in the aerospace industry, with work experience ranging from NASA to Silicon Valley. His work has covered topics such as spacecraft flight software validation, convex optimization for autonomous rocket landing guidance, and sensor drift mitigation for autonomous drones.  Andrew became interested in monetary history during a gap semester in 2022. He joined the MSCF program to learn how markets and money work, and his technical background has lent itself well to the field of quantitative finance. He is interested in roles and asset classes with global reach, such as macro trading, commodities, digital assets, or FX.