ABSTRACT
This chapter relates personal stories of expert hedge fund managers, including positive and negative experiences, past and present challenges, and many opportunities for all of people to learn and be inspired. It also provides a deep dive into four hedge fund strategies: trend following, machine learning, emerging markets, and sustainable investing. As Chief Research Strategist at AlphaSimplex, Dr. Kaminski conducts applied research, leads strategic research initiatives, focuses on portfolio construction and risk management, and engages in product development. Dr. Kaminski is a member of the investment committee. Kai Wu is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Sparkline Capital, an investment management firm applying state-of-the-art machine learning and computing to uncover alpha in large, unstructured data sets. Prior to Sparkline, Kai co-founded and co-managed Kaleidoscope Capital, a quantitative hedge fund in Boston. Asha Mehta, CFA, is Managing Partner & CIO at Global Delta Capital. Her thematic focus includes Emerging & Frontier Markets and Sustainability Investing.
