Deals and People July 7, 2011

Wesley Chan Joins Acadian

July 7, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a recent press release, Wesley S. Chan will join Acadian Asset Management LLC as Director of Research Operations. 
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As Director, Chan will lead Acadian’s bottom-up research effort alongside Malcolm Baker, a finance professor at Harvard Business School who consults with the firm.  

Chan comes to Acadian from Goldman Sachs Asset Management, where he served as a Vice President in the Quantitative Investment Strategies group. There he was a lead member of a team responsible for tens of billions of dollars in global equity investments, developing alpha themes and implementing new signals. He was previously Partner and Lead Equity Researcher at AlphaSimplex Group in Cambridge, MA. Chan earned his A.B. in Economics from Princeton University, and a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from MIT Sloan School of Management.  

“Wes brings with him a wealth of knowledge and deep understanding of investment markets, as well as innovative ideas in applying quantitative models to add value for our clients,” said John Chisholm, Acadian’s Chief Investment Officer, in the announcement. “His ties to members of our investment team go back a decade or more, and we believe he will make significant contributions to our future investment success.” 

  

–Sara Kelly 

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