Olivia Zhang

Three years ago, on May 18, 2023, the Hoperation Fund began with a simple but ambitious idea: to empower students with financial literacy and investing skills while creating positive social impact through charitable giving. What started as a small student-led charitable investment fund has since grown into a vibrant and mission-driven community. Over the past three years, the Hoperation Fund has experienced amazing growth in both scale and impact. What began with just $880 in initial capital...

Recently, I was deeply honored to be named a 2026 Youth on the Rise Honoree by People Newspapers in recognition of the social impact of the Hoperation Fund. On April 30, I was invited to attend the awards ceremony, which turned out to be a truly memorable and inspiring evening. It was a wonderful night during which I had the opportunity to meet many remarkable individuals, including another Youth on the Rise honoree and the distinguished 20 Under 40 honorees. These individuals are making...

During May 8 - 10, I attended the IEEE Conference on Artificial Intelligence, where I presented two of my research papers. One of them, “A Review of Large Language Models for Stock Price Forecasting from a Hedge-Fund Perspective,” explores how large language models (LLMs) can be applied to stock price forecasting from a practical investment perspective. This work, coauthored with Dr. Zhang, summarizes my research throughout 2025, during which I worked as a portfolio management intern at Lumos...