Hossein Kazemi

Hossein Kazemi, PhD, CFA, serves as a member of the Board of Advisors and Senior Advisor at the FDP Institute since January 2018. Kazemi is a Professor of Finance at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where tenure commenced in September 1987, and holds the position of Director of the Center for International Securities and Derivatives Markets (CISDM) since September 2000. In addition to editorial roles, including Editor in Chief of the Journal of Alternative Investments and membership on the editorial board of the Journal of Financial Data Science, Kazemi contributed as a Senior Advisor and Managing Director at the CAIA Association from January 2008 to June 2024, overseeing curriculum and examination departments. Kazemi's previous experience includes serving as Editor for the Alternative Investment Analysts Review and Managing Partner at Alternative Investment Analytics, LLC, known for designing the Bache Commodity Index and several quantitative trading strategies. Kazemi obtained a PhD in Finance from the University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business between 1980 and 1986.