Adriana Ocejo

Adriana Ocejo is an Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She holds a PhD in Statistics (2014) from the University of Warwick, UK, and a MSc and BSc in Mathematics from Universidad de Sonora, Mexico. Her research focuses on mathematical finance, actuarial science, and stochastic optimal control, with applications to risk management, derivatives pricing, and portfolio optimization. She has contributed to regime-switching models, optimal stopping problems, and variable annuities analysis.

Her work bridges theoretical stochastic processes with practical financial and actuarial challenges. Notable publications include studies on Feynman-Kac formula characterizations and utility maximization in regime-switching markets. She received the J.L. Doob Best Paper Award for her contributions to applied probability. Ocejo actively participates in academic programs such as the Actuarial Science Program, Mathematics Honors Program, and the MS in Mathematical Finance.