Mandy Xu is the VP and Head of Derivatives Market Intelligence at Chief Equity Derivatives at Cboe. Previously, she was the Strategist for Credit Suisse and a Director in the Global Markets division, based in New York. She specializes in index and ETF volatility research, with a focus on cross-asset drivers of equity volatility. Prior to her role at Credit Suisse, she was the head of US Equity Derivatives Strategy, overseeing both macro and single stock volatility research. Mandy is frequently cited in the financial media including the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Financial Times, Bloomberg, New York Times, and Barron’s. Before joining Credit Suisse, she worked as a cross-border M&A analyst at E.J. McKay, a boutique investment bank in Shanghai.
Mandy graduated with honors from Harvard University with a B.A. in Economics and is a CFA charter holder. She served on the faculty of Mercy College as an adjunct professor of statistics in its MBA program. Outside of work, Mandy mentors at-risk youth with the Big Brothers Big Sisters program in NY and is currently a committee lead in the CS Americas Women’s Network.