Paul Hsiao is an economist at PineBridge Investments with experience in financial modeling, macroeconomic forecasting, and quantitative analysis. He developed macroeconomic forecasts for over 100 countries used by investment teams. At PineBridge, he leads the global rates and macro investment strategy meeting and provides daily economic analysis. Previously, he conducted marketing analyses at Crossix Solutions and research for a New York City mayoral campaign. He graduated from Columbia University with honors and studied abroad in Beijing and London.

1. Paul Hsiao
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Education
Columbia University New York, NY
Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a Concentration in Psychology Graduated 2012
Honors: Dean’s List GPA: 3.5
Study Abroad Experience:
Columbia University in Beijing, Minzu University Beijing, China
London School of Economics and Political Science, 2011 London, United Kingdom
Phillips Academy Andover Andover, MA
Graduated with Distinction in Japanese and Mathematics Graduated 2008
Professional Experience financial modeling, project management, r, vba, statistical analysis, big data, analytics, machine learning, stata, predictive analytics, targeting, ROI, marketing, programming
PineBridge Investments New York, NY
PineBridge Investments is a global asset manager with around US $73.8 billion in assets under management. August 2013 – Present
Global Economist
• Develop macroeconomic forecasts (GDP, CPI, Policy Rates, Sovereign Bond Yields etc.) using Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters
DataStream, and primary sources for 100+ countries used by all global investment teams for portfolio allocation strategy and
marketing/sales teams for compliance, and brand-building materials.
• Led development quantitative fixed-income model to dynamically compare around 100 emerging and developed sovereign debt
markets for Emerging Markets fixed-income team. The use of the model has led to incremental coverage and inclusion of 10+ debt
markets adding to performance.
• Author monthly economic presentation on US Market used by US sales team. As of 2014, expanded market coverage to Global
Market used by global sales team of more than 100+ for institutional and retail client support.
• Researched impact on Federal Reserve Rate Hike Cycle effect on financial indicators used by Chief Economist and Head of Global
Fixed-Income for Pensions & Investments webinar focused on fixed-income positioning attended by 100+ clients.
• Hosted PineBridge Multi-Asset Global Investment Conference in June 2015 session: “House Views: Do they matter?”. Presentation
materials and insight used to refine global management structure by senior management.
• Co-chair monthly Global Rates and Macro investment strategy meeting where constituents develop house view on developed market
sovereign yields and policy rates ahead of portfolio implementation.
• Lead daily firm-wide call providing analysis and summary of international economic indicators and US attended by US traders ahead
of daily trading session.
• Coordinate global macro-focus group of to develop house views on regional GDP and CPI component forecasts for 40+ countries.
Crossix Solutions Inc. New York, NY
Crossix Solutions is an industry-leading big data analytics company focused on consumer-centric healthcare. July 2012 – July 2013
Marketing Data Analyst
• Conducted 50+ billable analyses to clients that show Rx Profile, Conversion and Retention of client brand-name drugs using PL/SQL,
Excel, and proprietary software used by billion-dollar pharmaceuticals to determine efficacy of marketing campaign.
• Developed 2+ brand-based predictive models to forecast performance of drug conversions through e-mail marketing campaigns.
Model now used as benchmark for ~12 analyses per fiscal year for that client.
• Delivered a team-wide presentation that led to the adoption of recommended business rules into company database currently serving
the basis for ~30 analyses per fiscal year for relevant clients.
• Led new-hire analyst team during training through the design and delivery of a client presentation in mock-project scenario and
deliverables that was adopted as best-in-class template for the product line.
Additional Experience
Political Campaign for New York City Mayor New York, NY
The campaign was a multi-million dollar nonprofit organization. May 2013 – September 2013
Research Fellow
• Analyzed and presented NYC housing tax-policy proposal using primary government data resulting in the official adoption of the policy
in the campaign and inclusion in city wide budget proposal.
Office of Residential Programs, Columbia University New York, NY
The Office of Residential Programs leads the community of all 5,600 undergraduate students at Columbia. August 2011 – June 2012
Residential Advisor, East Campus 12
• Built a community 60+ residents and linked faculty and residents to resolve conflicts.
• Hosted a panel with Finance Professor Sally Davidson discussing the 2007 Financial Crisis.
• Developed weekly residential programs for a community of 700+ students with 30+ RAs.
Skills and Interests
Languages: Mandarin (advanced), Latin (advanced), Japanese (intermediate), French (basic)
Software: Adobe InCopy, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, STATA, PLSQL/Oracle, Bloomberg, DataStream
Interests: Film, 3.5 US Squash ranked player, 2014-5 3.0 Squash Co-Captain of the Princeton Club