Where does Jeff Harris work?

Jeff Harris is Chief Risk Officer at Magnetar AI Ventures.

Where did Jeff Harris go to school?

Jeff Harris studied at Princeton University (PhD, Physics); Brigham Young University (BS, Physics).

Jeff Harris

Investor

Chief Risk Officer at Magnetar AI Ventures

Greater Chicago Area

About

Jeff Harris is Chief Risk Officer at Magnetar, where he oversees quantitative risk modeling, monitoring and reporting, and contributes to strategy evaluation, portfolio optimization, mathematical modeling, AI implementation and signal research. Before joining Magnetar in 2016, he was a Principal at Riley Creek Capital Management and previously a Portfolio Manager and Managing Director of the Quantitative Strategies Fund at Black River Asset Management. He holds a PhD in Physics from Princeton University and a BS in Physics from Brigham Young University.

Experience

Magnetar CapitalChief Risk Officer and Head of Quantitative Analysiscurrent2023 — presentGreater Chicago Area
Magnetar CapitalHead Of Risk2018 — 2023Greater Chicago Area
Magnetar CapitalQuantitative Portfolio Manager2016 — 2018Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Riley Creek Capital ManagementPrincipal2011 — 2015Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Black River Asset ManagementPortfolio Manager/Managing Director, Quantitative Strategies Fund2004 — 2011Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Episteme Capital ManagementPrincipal2003 — 2004
Entergy-Koch TradingVice President, Quantitative Analysis2001 — 2003Greater Houston
Koch IndustriesQuantitative Analyst1997 — 2001
Stanford UniversityResearch Affiliate1995 — 1997San Francisco Bay Area
Princeton UniversityLecturer and Research Associate1992 — 1995Princeton, NJ

Skills & more

TradingEquitiesPortfolio Management2Quantitative AnalyticsFinancial ModelingHedge FundsMachine LearningManagement1LeadershipStrategic Planning

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Colleagues at Magnetar AI Ventures

Alan Shaffran

Senior Portfolio Manager, Partner at Magnetar AI Ventures

Amira Amin

Chief Operating Officer, Liquid Strategies at Magnetar AI Ventures

Barbara Bernstein

Chief Human Resources Officer, Partner at Magnetar AI Ventures

David Snyderman

Managing Partner and Global Head of Alternative Credit and Fixed Income at Magnetar AI Ventures

Devin Dallaire

Head of Products, Quantitative Investing, Partner at Magnetar AI Ventures

Erik Falk

Head of Strategy, Partner at Magnetar AI Ventures

Hayley Stein

Chief Compliance Officer at Magnetar AI Ventures

Karl Wachter

General Counsel, Partner at Magnetar AI Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jeff Harris?: Jeff Harris is Chief Risk Officer at Magnetar, where he oversees quantitative risk modeling, monitoring and reporting, and contributes to strategy evaluation, portfolio optimization, mathematical modeling, AI implementation and signal research. Before joining Magnetar in 2016, he was a Principal at Riley Creek Capital Management and previously a Portfolio Manager and Managing Director of the Quantitative Strategies Fund at Black River Asset Management. He holds a PhD in Physics from Princeton University and a BS in Physics from Brigham Young University.
Where does Jeff Harris work?: Jeff Harris is Chief Risk Officer at Magnetar AI Ventures.
Where did Jeff Harris go to school?: Jeff Harris studied at Princeton University (PhD, Physics); Brigham Young University (BS, Physics).