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Roy Ju, FSA, CERA, MAAA
Email: roy@rethinkstudying.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/royju
Roy Ju works as a Vice President, leading ERM (enterprise risk management) and actuarial functions; he has extensive experience in a variety of actuarial domains. Roy became the youngest FSA in SOA history in August 2015, at the age of 20.
He is a Cedar Falls, Iowa native who graduated from Drake University, studying finance, economics, and actuarial science.
He has strong interests in financial markets, investments, economics, and international business.
- Hobbies: Nutrition, Cooking, Tennis, Card Games, Board Games, Reading, Volunteering
- Favorite books: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There; The Intelligent Investor; The Personal MBA; SuperFreakonomics; Stumbling on Happiness; 7 Habits of Highly Effective People; Thinking, Fast and Slow; So Good They Can’t Ignore You; The Rainmaker; The Partner
- Favorite restaurant: Chipotle
- Favorite shows: Shark Tank; Undercover Boss; Man vs. Food; Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Mike Jennings, FSA, CERA, MAAA
Email: mike@rethinkstudying.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepjennings
Mike grew up in Lockport, IL and graduated from Drake University in 2015, studying actuarial science and philosophy. He completed his FSA in
- Hobbies: Reading, Fitness (running, yoga, and weight lifting), Cooking
- Favorite books: Steve Jobs; The Four Hour Workweek; So Good They Can’t Ignore You; Thinking, Fast and Slow; Antifragile; The Obstacle is the Way (or any book on Stoicism); The Sea-Wolf
- Favorite podcasts: The Tim Ferriss Show, The Kevin Rose Show, The Joe Rogan Experience
- Favorite restaurant: Fogo de Chao
- Favorite movies: The Social Network, A Beautiful Mind, 21, Limitless, Fight Club, The Big Short, Zoolander
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