Ryan Carlson

Ryan Carlson, CFA, has extensive experience in portfolio management and quantitative research, currently serving as Portfolio Manager at the Virginia Retirement System since 2020. Previously, Carlson held various roles at SunTrust Bank from 2014 to 2020, including Portfolio Manager, Trader, and Risk Manager, where responsibilities included managing a hedge portfolio and overseeing technical aspects of modeling. Prior experience includes a decade at Credit Suisse, where Carlson was a Senior Analyst in Quantitative Equity Research and led teams in Hedge Fund Services. Additional roles include Adjunct Professor at Columbia University and Lead Developer at Tallan, focusing on financial services consulting and IT applications.