Hirtle, Callaghan & Co.
Akhil Jain has a diverse work experience spanning over several industries. Akhil started their career in 2001 as an Advanced Gate Dielectrics Engineer at SEMATECH. Following that, they worked at Murex as an Interest Rate Derivatives specialist in 2006. In 2007, they joined Lehman Brothers as an Associate in the Fixed Income Division before transitioning to Amundi Alternative Investments as a VP responsible for risk due-diligence and risk management for fund of hedge funds. There, they developed a multi-factor state-space model used for fund selection, risk aggregation, and risk budgeting. Akhil then moved to AllianceBernstein in 2011, where they held the position of Managing Director. In this role, they were responsible for risk and quant research for the fund of funds group, including managing risk for various funds. Most recently, Akhil joined Hirtle, Callaghan & Co. as the Director of Research in 2018.
Akhil Jain has a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Panjab University. Additionally, they hold a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois Chicago and a Master's degree in Financial Mathematics from the University of Chicago.