Javier Alcazar

Javier Alcazar is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Acadian Asset Management since October 2023, with extensive experience in quantitative portfolio management and trading. Previous roles include Quantum Scientist at Zapata Computing, Inc., and Quantitative Portfolio Manager at Atlas Ridge Capital, as well as Director of eFx Trading at NAB and positions in algorithmic trading and quantitative research at various financial institutions. Javier Alcazar holds multiple advanced degrees, including a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Universidad Pontificia Comillas, a MSc in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics from the University of Cambridge, and a PostDoc from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, among others.