Jie (Edward) Sheng works at Pacific Life as Director of Quantitative Research. He is responsible for designing advanced quantitative models to guide portfolio management for Pacific Life asset allocation funds (AUM over $40 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 Ph.D. in Engineering from Arizona State University, Master of Financial Engineering from UCLA, and B.S. from Nanjing University. He is also a CFA and CAIA charterholder.