Kari Sigurdsson

Kari Sigurdsson is a finance professional with extensive experience in quantitative portfolio management and investment analysis. Currently serving as Senior Vice President at Acadian Asset Management since October 2022, Kari also holds the position of Quantitative Portfolio Manager at Schroders, a role established in April 2019. Prior experience includes Vice President at AQR Capital Management from 2014 to March 2019 and Director at BlackRock from 2007 to 2014, the latter following work at Barclays Global Investors. Early career experience includes a lecturer role at Háskólinn í Reykjavík, focusing on Micro Economics and Portfolio Management, and an analyst position at Nordic Investment Bank. Kari's academic background includes a PhD in Finance from London Business School, an MSc in Finance and Economics from The London School of Economics and Political Science, and a BSc in Economics from Háskóli Íslands.