Christopher O.

Christopher O. is an equity analyst at the Retirement Systems of Alabama, focusing on consumer staples and discretionary retail for the organization's large- and mid-cap active funds since January 2024. Previously, Christopher completed internships at Regions Bank, gaining experience in sales and trading as well as financial risk management. Academic contributions include research assistant roles at The University of Alabama, where Christopher modeled optimal asset class weights for pension funds and investigated mutual fund derivatives. Christopher co-founded Golden Oak Capital, successfully increasing an initial investment using algorithmic trading. Educationally, Christopher holds a Master's degree and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from The University of Alabama, complementing earlier studies at Augustine Classical Academy.