Ethan Ip
Postgraduate Student, Imperial Business School
Education
Imperial Business School, London
Relevant modules: Investments & Portfolio Management, Asset Allocation & Investment Strategies, Financial Econometrics, Derivatives, Macro-Finance, Mathematics for Finance.
École Polytechnique, Paris
Minor in Computer Science. Bachelor Thesis: The Representation of Women and Migrants in Start-Up Creation in France. Exchange Semester at Bocconi University, Milan.
Professional Experience
Loxley Advisory, London
- Coordinated with the Managing Partner to establish the website's aims and objectives, aligning its structure, content and functionality with Loxley Advisory's business priorities and client needs.
- Built Loxley Advisory's full website end-to-end, using Claude Code as an AI-assisted development tool to accelerate coding, troubleshoot issues and refine functionality, resulting in a complete professional client-facing website.
- Maintained and updated the website in response to changes in client briefs, insights and research, ensuring content remained accurate, current and aligned with Loxley Advisory's evolving priorities.
CREST Science, Paris
- Built and evaluated a founder-classification pipeline by cleaning datasets from Crunchbase, Kaggle and French census sources, then combining an LSTM model with NamePrism and Ethnea to improve ethnicity predictions.
- Designed a statistical analysis framework to assess founder representation by origin and gender, applying conservative and aggressive population baselines, Wilson confidence intervals and significance testing.
- Led weekly discussions with Prof. Sara Signorelli to present research progress, evaluate the strengths and limitations of current methods, and agree on priorities for subsequent analysis.
Oscar Ip & Co. Chartered Accountants, Liverpool
Shadowed senior accountants across client accounts, reporting and tax processes, gaining practical exposure to professional workflows, compliance requirements and the preparation of financial documentation.
Achievements
Paris, France
Led the Bachelor Rowing Team as Coxswain and Captain, coordinating training, race strategy and technical feedback to improve team performance — winning silver in Le Grand National à Huit.
London, United Kingdom
Completed the InvestIN Young Investment Banker Programme, gaining practical insight into investment banking, financial analysis, valuation, and deal-making.
Additional Skills
IMC (CFA UK), Python, C/C++, R, VT, Xero, TaxCalc
English (native), French (conversational), Chinese (basic)
Extra-Curricular & Interests
- Piano (ABRSM Grade 8) (2023)
- Barnardo's Children's Charity Shop Assistant Volunteer (Jul 2021 — Jul 2022)
- UKMT SMC Gold (2021 & 2022)