Irene Aldridge
President and Managing Director, AbleMarkets.com
Irene Aldridge is an American/Canadian businesswoman, quantitative Big Data researcher and author. Aldridge is presently President and Managing Director, Research, of AbleMarkets.com, a Big Data for Capital Markets company. Previously, Aldridge designed and ran high-frequency trading strategies in a $20-million cross-asset portfolio. Still previously, Aldridge was, in reverse order, a quant on a trading floor; in charge of risk quantification of commercial loans; Basel regulation team lead; technology equities researcher; lead systems architect on large integration projects, including web security and trading floor globalization. Aldridge started her career as software engineer in financial services.
Aldridge holds a BE in Electrical Engineering from Cooper Union, and MS in Financial Engineering from Columbia University, and an MBA from INSEAD. In addition, Aldridge studied in two PhD programs: Operations Research at Columbia University (ABD) and FInance (ABD). Aldridge is the author of multiple academic papers and several books. Most notable titles include “Real-Time Risk: What Investors Should Know About Fintech, High-Frequency Trading, Flash Crashes” (co-authored with Steve Krawciw, Wiley, 2017), “High-Frequency Trading: A Practical Guide to Algorithmic Strategies and Trading Systems” (2nd edition, translated into Chinese, Wiley 2013), and “The Quant Investor’s Almanac 2011: A Road Map to Investing” (Wiley, 2010). Her recent academic publications include “ETFs, High-Frequency Trading and Flash Crashes” (Journal of Portfolio Management, 2016), and “High-Frequency Runs and Flash Crash Predictability” (Journal of Portfolio Management, 2014).
Sivan Gamliel
Vice President, BlackRock Alternative Advisors
Sivan Gamliel is a member of the Manager Research Group within BlackRock Alternative Advisors, the firm's Hedge Fund Solutions team. She is responsible for sourcing, performing due diligence on, and monitoring hedge fund managers. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2012, Ms. Gamliel was an analyst at Hudson Capital Group, LLC. Ms. Gamliel earned a B.S. in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Asha Mehta
Director and Lead Portfolio Manager, Acadian Asset Management
Asha Mehta, CFA, is a Director and Lead Portfolio Manager on Acadian's quantitatively managed strategies. Prior to joining Acadian, Asha worked as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs and at Centocor in a strategy role. She is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, and her work has been featured in various industry publications. Asha is an active advocate of financial literacy and financial empowerment, supporting related organizations such as Girls Who Invest, Compass Working Capital, and 100 Women in Finance. Asha holds an MBA with Honors from The Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) and a B.S., Biological Sciences and A.B., Anthropology, from Stanford University. Asha was named one of the Top 10 Women in Asset Management by Money Management Executive in 2016.
Judy Posnikoff
Managing Director, Founding Partner, PAAMCO
Judith Posnikoff, PhD is a Managing Director and one of the founding partners of PAAMCO. From PAAMCO’S inception in 2000, Judy has been involved in all aspects of the firm’s investment process, having served as a Sector Specialist for Equity Market Neutral and Merger Arbitrage and Chair of the Investment Oversight Committee. She is currently focused on portfolio construction as a member of the firm’s Portfolio Construction Group, setting strategy and asset allocation for the firm’s flagship moderate multi-strategy portfolios. Judy has authored numerous publications in the area of alternative investments and has taught at the University of California, Riverside and Irvine and at California State University, Fullerton. Judy was a member of the founding board of directors of the Association of Women in Alternative Investing (AWAI) and is on the global board of 100 Women in Finance and the CAIA Foundation. Judy also chairs the scholarship committee of the 100 Women in Finance Institute.
Betty Gee
Director, US Head of Strategic Consulting, Barclays
Ms. Gee is a Director and US Head of Strategic Consulting at Barclays.
Based in New York, Ms. Gee is responsible for managing the US Strategic Consulting team, which is part of Capital Solutions within Prime Services Distribution.
Ms. Gee joined Barclays in 2016 from BlackRock, where she served in various roles including Chief Marketing Officer and Interim Chief Operating Officer for the global Financial Markets Advisory business. Prior to that, Ms. Gee was also a portfolio research analyst at Serengeti Asset Management and a consultant at McKinsey & Company.
Ms. Gee was recognized as one of "50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds" in 2017 by The Hedge Fund Journal in association with EY. She holds a JD from Harvard Law School and a BA from Yale University.
