Ludger Hentschel

Ludger Hentschel joined Versor Investments as a Founding Partner and is based in New York. Ludger has over 20 years of experience in quantitative research and investing. Prior to joining Versor Investments, he was Managing Director of Analytical Research at MSCI for leading research in global multi-asset class risk models. This included alternative investments, asset allocation, and macroeconomic risk, and liquidity risk. Before joining MSCI, Ludger was Head of Quantitative Research and Asset Allocation for the Hedge Fund Group at Investcorp. Previously, he was the Director of Equity Research at New York Life Investment Management, was an Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Rochester, and served as an Economist for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Ludger earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Yale and aPh.D.D in Economics from Princeton. He has published articles in leading academic finance journals, served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Financial Economics, and is a frequent speaker at financial seminars and conferences. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific US Foundation.