Daniel Mayston
Daniel Mayston, PhD, FRM, serves as the Managing Director and a senior investment professional at BlackRock, overseeing Market Structure and Electronic Trading in Europe. In his role, he leads the Market Structure and Trading Research teams globally, focusing on electronic trading initiatives, adapting the trading platform to market changes, and providing execution research across various asset classes. Dr. Mayston is dedicated to incorporating quantitative data, modeling, and technology to enhance trading processes and execution performance. His research work includes developing advanced liquidity models by blending traditional econometric methods with innovative machine learning techniques. Collaborating closely with BlackRock's modeling, risk management, and investment units, he offers expertise on liquidity and liquidity risk, representing BlackRock externally, promoting trading and market solutions for investors' benefit at industry events.