Dr Xiao Xu
Chartered Financial Analyst (2019)
Chartered Accountant - Australia (2019)
Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia (2018)
Certified Public Accountant - USA (2018)
Financial Risk Manager (2016)
Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (2015)
Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (2015)
Xiao is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Risk and Actuarial Studies (Co-op Coordinator, 2023鈥2024; University Accreditation Actuary, 2025鈥). Xiao also co-leads the UNSW Education-Focused EYFE Community of Practice, aimed at Enhancing the First-Year Experience for students.
Her research interests centre on actuarial practice, financial risk management and education pedagogy and technology. Before joining UNSW in 2020, Xiao had several years of industry experience in life insurance, consulting and venture capital entrepreneurship. She earned her PhD at UNSW, an MSE from Johns Hopkins University, and a BBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Xiao also holds several professional qualifications, including Chartered Financial Analyst (2019), Chartered Accountant - Australia (2019), Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia (2018), Certified Public Accountant - USA (2018), Financial Risk Manager (2016), Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (2015), and Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (2015).
- Publications
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- Grants
- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
2024 UNSW Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning - Early Career Academic
2024 Actuaries Institute Young Volunteer Achievement Award
2023 36th Australasian Finance & Banking Conference Best Innovative Teaching Practice Award (Group)
2023 UNSW Business School John Prescott Outstanding Teaching Innovation Award聽
2021 UNSW Values in Action Award (Group)
2020 Chartered Accountants 20 Young Future Leaders
- 鈥溾 Society of Actuaries, November 2024聽
- 鈥溾 Society of Actuaries, November 2024
- 鈥溾 Expanding Horizons, August 2024
- 鈥溾 Society of Actuaries, March 2024
- 鈥溾 Society of Actuaries, May 2023
- 鈥溾, Society of Actuaries, May 2022
My Teaching
Courses taught in UNSW:
ACTL4302: Risk and Capital Management
ACTL5302: Risk and Capital Management
ACTL5108: Finance for Actuaries
ACTL4001: Actuarial Theory & Practice A
RISK2001: Fundamentals of Risk Management
RISK5001: Fundamentals of Risk & Risk Management
ACTL5100: Actuarial Theory & Practice A
RISK5003: Risk Decision Analytics
RISK3003: Risk Decision Analytics
ACTL4002: Actuarial Theory & Practice B
ACTL5200: Actuarial Theory & Practice B
COMM1110: Evidence-Based Problem Solving
COMM3501: Quantitative Business Analytics
COMM5601: Interdisciplinary聽Applications of Analytics Techniques
ACTL1101: Introduction to Actuarial Studies