John Van Belle, PhD, is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager for QMA working within the Quantitative Equity team. In this capacity, he manages global and non-US portfolios. Prior to joining QMA, John taught Economics and Finance at the University of Virginia and Rutgers Graduate School of Management and was a Vice President in Currency Management Consulting at both Bankers Trust and Citibank. Previously, he worked in the Research department of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He has published numerous articles in the fields of Economics and Finance. John earned a BS in Economics from St. Joseph's College and a PhD in Economics from the University of Virginia.

Wen Jin, PhD, CFA, is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager for QMA working within the Quantitative Equity team. In this capacity, he is responsible for portfolio management, analysis and research for the Non-US strategies. Prior to joining QMA, Wen was a Portfolio Manager and Head of Quantitative Strategy and Trading at Aristeia Capital Management, where he oversaw derivatives valuation, quantitative trading strategy development and portfolio management. Previously, Wen was a Senior Quantitative Strategist in the options trading group at Citadel Investment Group where he was responsible for the development of equity option arbitrage and volatility arbitrage strategies. Wen’s research has been published in the Journal of Accounting Research and Wall Street Horizon, among other leading publications. He earned a BS in Physics from University of Sciences and Technology of China, an MA and PhD in Physics from Columbia University. Wen holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Vlad Shutoy is a Principal and Portfolio Manager for QMA working within the Quantitative Equity team. In this capacity, he is responsible for portfolio management, analysis and research for the Non-US strategies. Prior to joining QMA, Vlad worked at Bloomberg, LP, where he led a team responsible for building predictive equity models for top-tier institutional investors. Previously, Vlad has worked as a Quantitative Analyst for the Quantitative Investment Strategies team at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, where he developed proprietary equity models for short-term trading strategies, and at ING Investment Management. He earned a BS in Computer Engineering and an MS in Computer Science and Financial Engineering from New York University Tandon School of Engineering.

George N. Patterson, PhD, CFA, CFP, is a Managing Director and Co-Head of QMA’s Quantitative Equity team. In this capacity, he oversees portfolio management, investment research and new product development for the US, Non-US and Value equity strategies.