Mira Hajar

Mira Hajar is a Portfolio Management Analyst at AQR Capital Management, focusing on tax-aware SMAs and long-short global equity portfolios since January 2024. Previously, Mira worked as a Trading Intern at Boussard & Gavaudan, specializing in convertible arbitrage and risk arbitrage from May to August 2023. A research experience at Columbia University involved developing a neural network for local volatility modeling under Professor Emanuel Derman. Additionally, Mira completed a Bachelor Thesis on rough stochastic fractional volatility models at CMAP Ecole Polytechnique under Professor Mathieu Rosenbaum. Other experiences include an Investment Banking Analyst Intern role at EFG Hermes, involvement in multi-million dollar deals, and serving as a Research Assistant in the Economics department at CNRS. Mira's background also includes an Asset Management Internship at Quencia Capital, contributing to investment management initiatives related to Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030. Educational qualifications include a Master of Science in Operations Research from Columbia Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Economics from École Polytechnique.