Maurizio Tiso, PhD

Bio

Maurizio Tiso, PhD, is a retired portfolio manager on Wall Street. His academic interests include probability theory and statistics. Nevertheless, he found ways to apply what he learned in academic settings to real life financial problems. He has worked in hedge funds and investment banking, covering several roles. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Education

• PhD, Statistics (Minor Mathematics) – University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA – 1999
• MSc Statistics - University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA – 1996
• BSc, Economics and Business – Universita’ Ca’ Foscari – Venice, Italy – 1998

Employment

• WorldQuant University – Instructor –  2022 to present
• Filbert Capital – Research/Consultant – 2019 to present
• Wyzant – Private Tutor – 2012-2021
• Perceptum Alpha – Research Analyst/Partner – 2017-2019
• Kedar Capital, LLC – Portfolio Analyst/Portfolio Manager – 2014-2017
• Octant Capital – Senior Research Analyst/Partner – 2009-2011
• VDM Specialist (a Division of Vandermolen Financial Services) – Senior Analyst and Head of Special Situations Research – 2008-2009
• Churchill Capital – Senior Analyst and Head of U.S. Research – 2006-2008
• Dresdner Kleinwort – Director and Senior Analyst for Special Situations Research – 2005-2006
• University Capital Strategies Group – Vice President-Strategies and Trading – 1999-2005
• University of Minnesota – Instructor – 1996-1998

WQU Courses

• Financial Markets
• Financial Data
• Portfolio Management

Fun Fact

For many years, Maurizio was an avid skier and a ski instructor. As he grew older, he devoted himself to less extreme activities. He has recently directed his interest toward Medieval armors and jousting. He has traveled to many places around the world and is especially fond of Hawaii. He is currently learning the Hawaiian language.

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