The Institute’s Steering Group consists of leading practitioners and academics. The group consults and advises on changes in the quantitative finance industry and in the teaching and learning of quantitative finance. They assist with developing the strategic direction for the Institute by providing knowledge and experience within their fields of excellence.
President
Paul Wilmott
CQF Founder and Proprietor, Wilmott Associates,
Dr. Paul Wilmott is internationally renowned as a leading expert on quantitative finance. He is a researcher, author, consultant, lecturer and expert witness working in risk management, derivatives and most things quantitative in finance.
Managing Director
Randeep Gug
Managing Director, CQF Institute,
Dr. Randeep Gug is the Managing Director of the CQF Institute and Managing Director of Fitch Learning's Public Courses and CQF. He has been lecturing on the Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF) for over three years and has worked with CQF delegates from all over the world.
Steering Group Members
Edward O. Thorp
Executive, Edward O. Thorp Associates
Edward Oakley Thorp is a Chicago born mathematics professor, hedge fund manager, author, and blackjack player. As a pioneer in modern applications of probability theory, Edward was one of the first to harness small correlations for reliable financial gain.
Conrad Wolfram
Strategic Director, Wolfram Research
Conrad Wolfram is the younger Wolfram of Wolfram Research – consisting of Wolfram Alpha, Demonstrations and the core underlying technology, Mathematica. He founded the European Wolfram Research in 1991 after his brother Stephen set up the headquarters in the US.
Dr. Patrick Hagan
Managing Director, GAFE Rates at Scotiabank
Dr. Patrick Hagan is the Managing Director at GAFE Rates at Scotiabank. Over the years he has worked at Bloomberg and several banks designing trading systems for fixed income, credit, and foreign exchange derivatives, as well as developing the component models, calibration methods, and numerical algorithm.
