Bhaskar Edara

Bhaskar Edara, CFA, FRM, is a professional with a diverse background encompassing financial risk management and information technology. With over 2 years of experience in Financial Risk Management with a focus on multi-asset class fund of funds framework, Bhaskar is well-versed in utilizing MSCI Barra Risk Models and proprietary risk models for risk and scenario analysis. He has expertise in working with various MSCI equity models and multi-asset class integrated models for portfolio optimization. Bhaskar has hands-on experience with tools like Axioma Optimizer, CPLEX, and BarraOne optimizer.

In the realm of information technology, Bhaskar brings over 20 years of experience primarily in the finance and telecom sectors. He specializes in complex IT design and implementation of large-scale real-time systems, showcasing a profound understanding of IT operations within these industries.

Bhaskar Edara holds a Master of Science (MS) in Finance from Boston College - Wallace E. Carroll Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology Calicut. His educational background also includes studies in Math, Physics, and Chemistry at Government Junior College, Srisailam Project, and further studies at Srisailam Project High School.

Currently serving as Vice President at Acadian Asset Management, Bhaskar has held notable positions in various prestigious organizations. His previous roles include Director of Quantitative Technology at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., Consultant at StateStreet Global Markets, Risk Analyst at Fidelity Investments, Director/Principal Quant Developer at Fidelity Investments, Principal Software Engineer at Fidelity Investments, Senior IT Consultant at Verizon Wireless, Technical Team Leader at Unixpros LLC, and Senior Systems Associate at NIIT.