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Mastering Markets Through Real-world Experience
Fast Facts
- Brings decades of global investment experience to NYU SPS, having managed portfolios worth up to $80 billion
- His courses blend real-time market analysis with hands-on projects, helping students build financial models and make informed investment decisions
- Co-founded Gotham Archery, where he applies lessons in risk management and decision-making to both business and the classroom
<p><span class="p-body">For Jimmy Pang, to get ahead in finance is more than being great with numbers—it’s about understanding markets, navigating risk, and thinking critically. With a background in economics from Northwestern University and a CFA designation, Pang’s career has taken him from managing global portfolios at AllianceBernstein to serving as CIO at Bocom International in Hong Kong. But in 2014, he made a pivotal decision to return to his hometown of New York to pursue two dreams: entrepreneurship and teaching. Now, he teaches in the NYU SPS <a href="/content/sps-nyu/certificates/investment-management.html" target="_blank">Certificate in Investment Management</a> program, where he merges real-world application with academic rigor to prepare students for success in finance.</span></p>
Top Industry Expertise in the Classroom
<p><span class="p-body">The hands-on nature of the Investment Management program mirrors Pang’s daily work with family offices. “I love sharing real case studies—like walking students through an actual stock selection process, risk analysis, or dissecting real market events with in-class ‘morning meetings,’” he says. With experience as both an investor and an entrepreneur—he co-founded Gotham Archery in 2014—Pang also integrates lessons from running a business into his teaching, helping students understand decision-making under uncertainty.</span></p>
Preparing Students for Market Realities
<p><span class="p-body">Students in Pang’s courses develop essential financial modeling skills and gain experience with professional-level communication. “We place a big emphasis on blending both quantitative skills with qualitative communication skills because in real life, data alone doesn’t drive decisions—you need context and interpretation,” he explains.</span></p>
A Parthway to Career Growth
<p><span class="p-body">The program provides both breadth and depth, allowing newcomers to gain foundational knowledge while enabling experienced professionals to refine specialized skills. “Students leave prepared for a wide array of finance roles,” Pang says.</span></p>
This mix of rigorous coursework and practice using real-time case studies makes for graduates who can hit the ground running and keep evolving.”
<p><span class="p-body">His advice to incoming students? “Dive in with an open mind and a willingness to challenge yourself. Finance isn’t just about numbers—it’s about people, psychology, and the wider world. Stay curious and ABL—Always Be Learning!”</span></p>
<p><span class="p-body">Deepen your finance expertise when you earn a <a href="/content/sps-nyu/certificates/investment-management.html" target="_blank">Certificate in Investment Management</a> at NYU SPS.</span></p>
