May 7, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM (PT)
Speaker(s) Bio:
Mark is Managing Director and Global Head of Equity Solutions and Equity Portfolio Management. In these roles Mark acts as the general manager to drive the commercial strategy, product development and product integration initiatives across MSCI. Mark is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and in the financial press and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Hedge Fund Alert, The Financial Times among other outlets.
Prior to joining MSCI, Mark was a member of the Global Alternative Premia group at AQR Capital Management. Mark joined AQR from BlackRock where he spent ten years, most recently as a regional executive and Head of Factors for iShares. In this role Mark was responsible for developing the commercial strategy including client support, product development and marketing for the iShares Edge suite of ETFs, including active multi-factor, single and multi-factor index-based strategies. Before BlackRock Mark served as Vice President and Senior Product Specialist at Columbia Management Group covering fundamental equity growth strategies. Mark began his career at Fidelity Investments in Boston.
Mark earned an MBA from University of New Hampshire and an ALM with a concentration in Finance from Harvard. Mark lives in Westport, CT with his wife and two daughters.