Edward J. Fishwick is senior managing director and head of research for Risk & Quantitative Analysis (RQA).
Ed previously served as chief risk officer and head of RQA for four years and as global co-head of RQA in London for 15 years. His service with the firm dates back to 2003 including his time with Merrill Lynch Investment Management (MLIM) prior to its acquisition by BlackRock in 2006. At MLIM he was head of risk and quantitative analysis, EMEA.
Ed's previous positions in the industry include head of risk management, and investment process research at AXA Investment Managers, and head of research at Franklin Portfolio Managers in Boston.
Ed earned a BA in economics from the University of Liverpool, studied postgraduate economics at the University of Cambridge, and supervised undergraduate economics for Queens’ College, Cambridge. He is the chairman of the London Quant Group.
