Ashwin Alankar

Ashwin Alankar is head of global asset allocation at Janus Henderson Investors. In this role, he is responsible for defining short- and long-term approaches to asset allocation. He also manages the adaptive allocation strategy and co-managed the diversified alternatives strategy from 2016 until 2019. Prior to joining Janus in 2014, Ashwin served from 2010 to 2014 as co-chief investment officer of quantitative investment strategies at AllianceBernstein.

From 2003 to 2010, he was a partner and capital allocation committee member for Platinum Grove Asset Management. Ashwin’s experience also includes serving as a consultant in the financial litigation division of the Law and Economics Consulting Group from 2001 to 2002.

Ashwin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering and mathematics and a Master of Science degree in chemical engineering, all from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also holds a Ph.D in finance from the University of California – Berkeley, Haas School of Business. He has 20 years of financial industry experience.