Kenneth Hightower

Kenneth Hightower, PhD, CFA, has extensive experience in quantitative finance and risk management, currently serving on the Board of Directors and as Past President of the Society of Quantitative Analysts since 2014. Hightower's professional history includes roles as Director of Quantitative Analytics at East Rock Capital, LLC, where a quantitative analytics platform for a fund-of-hedge fund portfolio was developed, and as Risk Manager at Soros Fund Management, overseeing risk for a $30B+ equity portfolio. Previously, Hightower held the position of Director of Quantitative Research and Risk Management at Epoch Investment Partners, successfully growing a strategy from $3M to approximately $250M. Earlier career experience includes work as a Quantitative Analyst at Federated Investors and a Technical Student at SAS Institute. Hightower earned a PhD in Economics and a BA in Mathematics and Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.