WorldQuant Leadership

Geoffrey Lauprete oversees WorldQuant’s investment research, investment strategy, risk management and capital allocation, as well as the development and deployment of the firm’s back-testing software. Prior to joining WorldQuant, Mr. Lauprete was a Portfolio Manager at Millennium Management and a Quantitative Analyst at Deutsche Bank. He holds a PhD in Operations Research from MIT and a BS in Physics from Tufts University.

Experienced Chief Financial Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the investment management industry. Strong finance professional skilled in Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Asset Management, Equities, and Fixed Income. Established multiple compensation models for all levels including Partners, Front, Middle and Back Office staff.

Chalee Asavathiratham is a Portfolio Manager at WorldQuant LLC, Sr Exec VP/Chief Data Officer at Siam Commercial Bank PCL. (Head Office), and Co-Chief Research Officer at WorldQuant LLC and is based in Bangkok, Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Thailand. He has worked as Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company, Portfolio Manager at Merrill Lynch UK Holdings Ltd, and Senior Analytics Engineer at Pivotal Systems. Chalee works or has worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and works or has worked as General Manager at Worldquant Research Thailand. He attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) between 1991 and 2000.

Cong Li is a Regional Chief Research Officer, General Manager of China Office at WorldQuant LLC and is based in Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China. He attended Tsinghua University between 2006 and 2009.

Regional Chief Research Officer and General Manager of the Hungary research and technology office at WorldQuant

Nitish Maini is a Chief Strategy Officer at WorldQuant LLC and is based in City Metropolitan Area, New York City, New York. He has worked as General Manager, Virtual Research Centre at WorldQuant LLC; Vice President Research at WorldQuant LLC; and Analyst at McKinsey & Company. Nitish attended Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur between 2007 and 2012.

Works at WorldQuant LLC. I believe success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.

Geoffrey Lauprete oversees WorldQuant’s investment research, investment strategy, risk management and capital allocation, as well as the development and deployment of the firm’s back-testing software. Prior to joining WorldQuant, Mr. Lauprete was a Portfolio Manager at Millennium Management and a Quantitative Analyst at Deutsche Bank. He holds a PhD in Operations Research from MIT and a BS in Physics from Tufts University.