Erika Atsumi-Stewart

Erika Atsumi-Stewart has over 26 years of experience in the finance industry. Erika is currently the Director of Operations (Americas) & Customer Success at Quant Insight, a data technology firm that serves the investment community. In this role, Erika combines expertise in economics, markets, mathematics, and technology to assist asset managers in achieving augmented risk-adjusted returns.

Prior to their current position, Erika spent eight years at J.P. Morgan Asset Management as Vice President - Global Emerging Markets Equity Funds. Erika specialized in South African equities and generated alpha for GEM and regional funds. Erika also served as a GEM cyclical sector strategist, where they formulated investment convictions for various global cyclical sectors, contributing to the team's alpha generation.

Before joining J.P. Morgan, Erika worked at Goldman Sachs as a Financial Analyst in US Equity Research. Erika performed extensive financial analysis of companies in the global steel and steel-related industries. Erika co-authored investment and industry overview reports and supported a senior analyst.

Overall, Erika Atsumi-Stewart has demonstrated strong analytical skills, expertise in various sectors, and a track record of driving positive investment outcomes throughout their career.

Erika Atsumi-Stewart holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Physics & Economics from Brandeis University. Erika also obtained a Master of Arts (MA) degree in International Economics & Finance from Brandeis International Business School. In 2022, they pursued a Diploma in Data Science from BrainStation, which they will complete in 2023. Additionally, Erika has taken graduate coursework in Social Sciences in Applied Economics at the National University of Singapore. Erika has also obtained certifications in The SaaS Metrics Foundation, Data Science, CyberSecurity, Python, and Data Analytics from various institutions, including BrainStation.