Benn Eifert is a highly accomplished economist and founder and CIO of QVR Advisors. He has an exceptional academic background that includes a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BA in Economics from Stanford University. With over two decades of experience in various roles such as Co-Founder and Co-Portfolio Manager at Mariner Coria RV, Head of Quantitative Research and Trader, Derivatives Relative Value at Overland Advisors / Wells Fargo, Quant at Golden State Fund at Evolution Capital Management, and Economist at the Office of the Chief Economist at The World Bank, Benn Eifert is a respected industry leader. In addition to his considerable experience in finance, he is also an experienced lecturer and has worked as a GSI at the Masters in Financial Engineering Program at Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley. Benn Eifert is also an advisory board member at Madrone.