John Liew is a co-founder of AQR and heads the Global Asset Allocation team. Prior to co-founding AQR, John worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. as a portfolio manager in the Asset Management Division. Prior to joining Goldman, John worked at Trout Trading Company. John has published articles in the Journal of Portfolio Management and the Financial Analysts Journal.

Ronen joined AQR Capital Management in 1999 and is a Principal and lead portfolio manager of the DELTA strategy. Prior to joining AQR, Ronen was a Senior Analyst at Quantitative Financial Strategies, Inc., a quantitative investment management firm, specializing in currencies and global macro strategies, with $2.5 billion under management. Before that, he worked as a management consultant, specializing in building out financial systems for financial services firms. Ronen received an MA in Mathematics, specializing in mathematical finance, from Columbia University, a BS in Economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BAS in Biomedical Science from the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania.

Oktay joined AQR Capital Management at its inception in 1998. Prior to joining AQR, Oktay worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. as an Analyst in the Asset Management Division’s Quantitative Research Group. In addition, Oktay co-developed the financial modeling code used to research and implement quantitative trading strategies. He earned a B.S. in physics and mathematics from the University of Michigan, and an M.B.A. from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Jacques, joined AQR Capital Management in 1998, is a principal of the firm and is Head of the Global Stock Selection group. Prior to joining AQR Capital Management, Jacques worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. as an Associate in the Asset Management Division's Quantitative Equity Group. There, he was a member of the portfolio management team, developing and researching quantitative stock selection strategies. Prior to joining Goldman, Jacques was in the Ph.D. program in Applied Mathematics at the University of Washington, where his research interests ranged from mathematical physics to quantitative methods for sports handicapping. He received an MS in Applied Mathematics from the University of Washington and a BS in Applied Mathematics from Brown University.

Michael Katz, Ph.D., A.M., is a Vice President of the AQR Capital Management, LLC. Dr. Katz joined the AQR Capital Management, LLC. in 2007 and oversees research and portfolio management for macro, fixed-income and inflation-related strategies. He earned a B.A. in economics and a B.A. in Middle East history, both with honors, at Tel Aviv University, and an A.M. and a Ph.D., both in economics, from Harvard University.

Clifford S. Asness, Ph.D., M.B.A., is the Managing and Founding Principal of the AQR Capital Management. Dr. Asness cofounded the AQR Capital Management in 1998 and serves as its chief investment officer. Prior to co-founding AQR Capital Management, Cliff was at Goldman, Sachs & Co. where he was a Managing Director and Director of Quantitative Research for the Asset Management Division. Cliff has received the best paper award from the Journal of Portfolio Management twice (2001, 2003). He earned a B.S. in economics from the Wharton School and a B.S. in engineering from the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as an M.B.A. and a Ph.D. in finance from the University of Chicago.