Damien Barker

Damien Barker has a diverse background in quantitative development, risk management, valuations analysis, and financial engineering. Their most recent position was as a Quantitative Developer at Acadia since February 2021. Prior to that, they worked as a Quantitative Analyst at Quaternion Risk Management since May 2016. Damien also served as a Valuations Analyst at GE Capital from February 2015 to May 2016.

During their career, Damien gained experience at renowned financial institutions such as J.P. Morgan and Citi. At J.P. Morgan, they worked as an Electronic Trading Analytics kdb+ Consultant from February 2013 to July 2014, while at Citi, they served as a kdb+ Consultant from September 2009 to December 2012.

Damien's early professional experience includes working as a KDB+ Consultant/Financial Engineer at First Derivatives from August 2009 to July 2014. Overall, Damien Barker has built a strong foundation in quantitative finance and has a proven track record in various roles within the financial industry.

Damien Barker completed their Bachelor's Degree in Theoretical Physics from Trinity College Dublin from 2003 to 2007. Damien then went on to pursue a Master's Degree in Mathematical Finance at the University of York from 2013 to 2014.