Speaker

Ryan D. Taliaferro, senior vice-president, director, investment strategies, Acadian Asset Management

Ryan D. Taliaferro joined Acadian Asset Management in 2011 and serves as the director of investment strategies. He’s also a member of Acadian’s executive committee. Previously, he was the director of equity strategies and lead portfolio manager for the investment organization’s managed volatility strategies.

Prior to joining Acadian, he was a faculty member in the finance unit at Harvard Business School, where he taught corporate finance and asset pricing. Earlier, he was a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group. Taliaferro earned a doctor of philosophy degree in business economics finance from Harvard University and a master of business administration degree in finance and economics from the University of Chicago. He also holds masters’ degrees in both economics and physics and a bachelor of arts degree from Harvard University.