Cliff Asness
InvestorManaging and Founding Principal at AQR Capital Management
Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
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About
Cliff Asness is a founder, Managing Principal, and Chief Investment Officer at AQR Capital Management. Before co-founding the firm, he was a Managing Director and Director of Quantitative Research in the Asset Management Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. He is an active researcher on financial topics and holds a Ph.D. in finance and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago, along with degrees in economics and engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
Experience
- AQR Capital ManagementFounder, Managing Principal and Chief Investment Officercurrent1998 — present
- Goldman SachsManaging Director and Director of Quantitative Research, Asset Management Division1992 — 1998
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Bryan Kelly
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Cliff Asness?
- Cliff Asness is a founder, Managing Principal, and Chief Investment Officer at AQR Capital Management. Before co-founding the firm, he was a Managing Director and Director of Quantitative Research in the Asset Management Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. He is an active researcher on financial topics and holds a Ph.D. in finance and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago, along with degrees in economics and engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
- Where does Cliff Asness work?
- Cliff Asness is Managing and Founding Principal at AQR Capital Management.
- Where did Cliff Asness go to school?
- Cliff Asness studied at University of Chicago (PhD, Finance); The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA); The Wharton School (BS, Economics).
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