Peng Zhao Citadel, Bio, Wiki, Age, Wife, Salary, and Net Worth

Peng Zhao Bio | Wiki

Peng Zhao is a popular Chinese-American businessman who is the CEO of Citadel Securities since 2017. He joined Citadel Securities from graduate school as a Senior Quantitative Researcher in 2006. He is director of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. Peng is a founding board member of the non-profit advocacy and anti-discrimination group The Asian American Foundation (TAAF), founded in 2021.

He founded Chinese online job recruitment site Kanzhun in 2014. In 2021, the company went public on the Nasdaq. In 2019, Peng was named to Fortune’s 40 Under 40 list. Previously Peng worked as a Summer Associate and Equity Quantitative Research at Lehman Brothers. He was also a Part-time Quantitative Researcher at Evnine & Associates, Inc.

Peng Zhao Age

Peng was born in 1983, in Beijing, China. He is 40 years old.

Peng Zhao Height

He is a man of average stature. Peng stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in ( Approx. 1.7m ).

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Peng Zhao Family

He was born in Beijing, China, to his parents. Peng holds Chinese-American nationality. Presently, Peng has not disclosed any details regarding either his parents or if he has siblings.

Peng Zhao Citadel Wife

Peng is married to his wife Cherry Chen. The couple organized a one million surgical mask donation to Chicago’s first responders during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Peng and his wife Cherry also support Kartemquin Films, a non-profit documentary filmmaking organization, in its efforts to fund filmmakers from the AAPI community.

Peng Zhao Education

He was a student of the Talented Children Training Program at Beijing No.8 High School from 1993 until 1997. Later on, Peng joined Peking University and received a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics in 2001. In 2006, Peng earned his Ph.D. degree in statistics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Peng Zhao Citadel | Citadel Securities | Citadel CEO

He was a summer associate at Lehman Brothers and served as a quantitative researcher at Evnine & Associates before joining Citadel. Peng joined Citadel Securities in 2006 as a quantitative researcher. He oversees all market-making activities, such as trading, sales, research, and technology. Peng formerly served as Head of Global Market Making, where he oversaw Citadel Securities’ global strategies across all touch points to the market: direct on-venue market making, retail brokerage flow, as well as institutional client flow.

In July 2016, Citadel Securities reported that then Microsoft COO, B. Kevin Turner, was joining the firm as CEO. At this time a new position, chief scientist, was created specifically for Peng who was then the global head of market making. Five months following joining, Kevin Turner departed Citadel Securities, and on January 27, 2017, at age 34, Peng was promoted to CEO.

Cherry Chen Peng Zhao

He married Cherry Chen and together they organized a one million surgical mask donation to Chicago’s first responders during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. The two were co-executive producers of the award-winning documentary Finding Yingying, which was published by Kartemquin Films. Peng and Chen also fund the Victor Wong Fellowship, a program associated with Chicago’s Second City, to train and mentor aspiring comedians from the AAPI community.

Peng Zhao Bloomberg

As per Bloomberg, Peng is the Chief Executive Officer of Citadel Securities LLC. He earned a bachelor’s degree in law from Peking University in 1994.

Peng Zhao Ken Griffin

He left for college at age 14, caught Griffin’s eye early in his career, and built systems now mopping up market share. Ken Griffin‘s Hand-Picked Math Prodigy Runs Market-Making Empire’ As a math prodigy with a fascination for finance, CEO Peng rose via the ranks quickly.

Peng Zhao Citadel Salary

He earns a satisfying amount from his work as the CEO of Citadel Securities since 2017. Peng’s average salary is $318,319 per year.

Peng Zhao Citadel Net Worth | Net Worth

Peng gets his wealth from his work as the CEO of Citadel Securities since 2017. Therefore, Peng has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Peng’s net worth is $1 billion.

How Old Is Peng Zhao

Peng is a 40-year-old who was born in 1983, in Beijing, China.

How Tall Is Peng Zhao

Peng is a man of average stature who stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in ( Approx. 1.7m ).

Who Is Peng Zhao

He joined Citadel Securities from graduate school as a Senior Quantitative Researcher in 2006. Peng works as the firm’s Chief Executive Officer in 2017. Under his leadership, Citadel Securities has accelerated its global growth across products, markets, and regions. Presently, Citadel delivers a broad range of equity and fixed-income products to 1,600 global customers in 50 countries and jurisdictions around the globe.