Claude Athaide Ph.d.

Claude Athaide, Ph.D., CFA, is an accomplished investment officer currently serving at the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) since November 2022. Prior to this role, Claude held the position of Director of the Global Fixed Income Group at MacKay Shields LLC from June 1996 to July 2020, where responsibilities included trading rates and securitized products. Additionally, Claude was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Statistics at The George Washington University from August 1995 to May 1996, teaching statistics and programming courses to both undergraduate and graduate students. Academic qualifications include a Ph.D. in Statistics from The Wharton School, completed in 1995, and a Bachelor's degree in Statistics from St. Xavier's College, obtained in 1989.