She holds a doctorate in management science from the University of Aix-Marseille III. Dr. Lai started as an IT Analyst with Reuters Asia and moved on as an IT Manager with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. She was then awarded scholarships by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the French Embassy in Singapore to pursue her doctoral studies in France. Dr. Lai specializes in asset pricing, portfolio management and derivatives; she has published her research in both academic and practitioner journals such as “Quantitative Finance” and “Journal of Derivatives”. Curriculum Vitae