Jie (Edward) Sheng works at Pacific Life as Portfolio Manager and Director of Quantitative Research. He is responsible for designing advanced quantitative models to guide portfolio management for Pacific Life asset allocation funds (AUM over $30 billion). He is also a voting member of the investment committee, responsible for strategic and tactical investment decisions. Before joining Pacific Life, he was a Senior Researcher at Research Affiliates LLC, focusing on quantitative strategies for PIMCO All Asset Funds (AUM over $30 billion). Edward received PhD in Engineering from Arizona State University, Master of Financial Engineering from UCLA, and BS from Nanjing University. He is also a CFA and CAIA charterholder. Edward teaches Master's level Portfolio Management and Application of Machine Learning in Finance classes at UCI Merage School of Business.