Hyungjune Kang

Quantitative Researcher at Two Sigma (since Aug 2018), based in Cambridge, MA. Finance PhD from MIT Sloan (2018) and Mathematics BA from Princeton (2012). Former ROK Army squad leader. IMO 2005 silver medalist for South Korea.

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• Quant employment verification: CONFIRMED. Identifies an actual quant role at Two Sigma (LinkedIn lists Quantitative Researcher, 2018-present; public aggregation repeated it). Employer classified as quantitative finance: Two Sigma describes itself as a quantitative investment and trading firm and runs Two Sigma Securities for systematic trading. Identity support: name + MIT Finance PhD + current title align across sources, though no single page joins the Olympiad and quant identities.2026
• Current role: Quantitative Researcher at Two Sigma, New York, since August 2018 - a continuous ~8-year tenure, the only quant-finance employer that surfaced.Aug 2018
• Career timeline reconstructed: Princeton BA Math (2006-2012) with ROK Army service (2008-2010) -> MIT PhD Finance (2012-2018) -> Two Sigma Quantitative Researcher (2018-present). No internships or roles at other trading firms (banks, asset managers, energy/crypto desks, market makers) surfaced in any source despite targeted searches.2026
• PhD in Finance, MIT Sloan (2012-2018); dissertation titled 'Essays in Financial Economics', committee Andrey Malenko (chair), Deborah Lucas, Haoxiang Zhu - the abstract covers sender/receiver persuasion games and exchange-rate stochastic discount factors.2018
• Two Sigma operates in quantitative finance: its own site describes it as 'a quantitative investment and trading firm' and its Securities business applies 'a scientific approach to systematic trading and risk management' - the employer classification that supports the CONFIRMED verdict, independent of the job title.2026
• Identity caveat: the IMO record, Princeton prize, MIT dissertation and Two Sigma role are each independently documented, but no single source explicitly ties them to one person; linkage rests on exact name match plus a coherent Korean-origin timeline. Treat as strong-probable rather than single-source proof.2026
• BA in Mathematics, Princeton University (2006-2012). In June 2012 Princeton Math awarded him the Peter A. Greenberg '77 Prize for outstanding accomplishments in mathematics and listed him for High Honors.Jun 4, 2012
• Represented the Republic of Korea at IMO 2005, winning a Silver Medal (30 points; P1 0, P2 7, P3 7, P4 7, P5 7, P6 2; rank 57). Competition result, not employment.2005
• PhD dissertation available in MIT Sloan's 'Selected Doctoral Theses' finance abstracts compilation - a primary academic artifact authored by the subject confirming the MIT Finance degree and research topics.2018
• Served as a Squad Leader in the Republic of Korea Army, 2008-2010 (2 years) between Princeton studies - shows the 6-year Princeton span covers compulsory military service rather than an extended degree.2010
• Role details come from LinkedIn-derived index enrichment (title, dates, employer, education); this is index/aggregator data, not independent primary-source confirmation.2026
• Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts while the Two Sigma role is listed in New York (LinkedIn location), consistent with a research-office arrangement; treat location as LinkedIn-stated, not independently confirmed.2026