Summary
Todd Hao is a multidisciplinary student and emerging finance-technology professional with 16 years of experience in leadership and technical roles, currently serving as Director of Portfolio Review at the Rice Undergraduate Investment Fund. He combines Computer Science, Applied Math, and Finance studies at Rice with hands-on investment analysis across technology and financial sectors and summer analyst stints at J.P. Morgan in energy and credit risk. Todd has practical ML research experience from Rice’s Applied Physics lab—where he built algorithms to extract experimental data from spectral images and significantly sped up analysis—and internships as a software engineer, reflecting a rare blend of quantitative research, software chops, and portfolio stewardship. Based in Chicago, he’s demonstrated consistent progression from training analyst to portfolio director, pairing classroom rigor with measurable impact in both research and investment settings.
16 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Magna cum Laude
Major in Computational and Applied Mathematics and Minor in Data Science and Financial Computation and Modeling
GPA: 3.95/4.00, Magna cum Laude
Major in Computational and Applied Mathematics and Minor in Data Science and Financial Computation and Modeling
GPA: 3.95/4.00 at Rice University
2020 Book Award
Principal's Citation for Outstanding Contributions to School Life, 2020 Book Award
Principal's Citation for Outstanding Contributions to School Life at University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
Chinese, English