James Mac Hale

James Mac Hale is the Head of Market Data at Acadia, where James oversees a global team of risk quants in research, sourcing, and monitoring market data for the market risk calculation service. Prior to this role, James worked as a Senior Consultant in tier 1 Investment Banks, contributing to the development of quantitative risk models and OpenSourceRiskEngine. Additionally, James has experience as a Research Assistant at Dublin City University, a Complex Pricing and Risk Specialist at HSBC Securities Services, and a Senior QA Financial Engineer at Misys Sophis. James holds a Bachelor of Science in Theoretical Physics from Trinity College Dublin and a Master’s Degree in Financial Mathematics from Dublin City University.