04 / Philip Wang

Experiences

Working with people, supporting campus life, and finding new ways to grow beyond the classroom.

Leadership

Budgets as a way to make campus life happen.

From March 2025 to May 2026, I served as Emory College Council Vice President. I led an eight-member FAB team, reviewed funding requests from more than 200 undergraduate clubs, helped manage more than $500,000 in annual student activity funding, and made final decisions on over 500 funding applications.

The work was practical and human: understanding what student organizations needed, balancing constraints, and helping campus clubs use Emory's resources with as little financial burden as possible so they could build events for the undergraduate community.

8 FAB team members led

200+ undergraduate clubs served

$500K+ annual student activity funding managed

500+ funding applications decided

Philip Wang with College Council FAB team members — College Council FAB / executive team work, 2025-2026.

College Council operational funding info session — Operational funding info session for undergraduate organizations.

College Council executive offices diagram — Budget work connected with finance, audits, programming, communication, and organization management.

Quantitative finance & mentorship

Nov 2024 - Present

Pocket Aces Trading

Co-founder & Lecturer

Mentored more than 30 members in algorithm design and backtesting with real-world financial data, emphasizing strategy implementation and risk assessment. Delivered biweekly lectures and organized panels with professionals and professors on careers, market trends, and emerging technologies.
Developed and tested a machine-learning strategy using CSCO signals to predict ORCL price movements; achieved 63% simulated PnL in backtesting.

Along the way

Competition & community.

Physics competitions

Selected awards

Bronze Medal, Global Rank 11, Physics Unlimited Explore Competition, 2024
Global Silver Award, BPhO Senior Physics Challenge, 2023
National Silver Award, Physics Bowl, 2023
Distinction Award, Duke Math Meet, 2022

Physics Bowl 2023 national silver certificate

Sport

Badminton & football

I play badminton with a city team and soccer with Emory Chinese Soccer, balancing court speed, field awareness, and the rhythm of team play.

Philip Wang on a badminton court at Emory

Philip Wang playing football on an Emory field

Get in touch

Let’s start a conversation.

Research, creative projects, or a shared curiosity.

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