Mikhail Krayzler

portfolio manager, Allianz Global Investors

Mikhail Krayzler is a senior portfolio manager with Allianz Global Investors, which he joined in 2009.

As a member of the multi-asset team, he is primarily responsible for managing and researching liquid alternative strategies. Mr. Krayzler has longstanding experience in derivatives and quantitative finance both in industry and academia. He has a Ph.D in mathematical finance from the Technical University of Munich, a Master of Science in finance and information management from the Technical University of Munich and a Bachelor of Science in applied mathematics and informatics from the Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University.

Mikhail is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars on risk and investment management topics. In 2012, Mikhail was awarded the 1st Gauss-prize of the German Society of Actuaries and the German Association for Insurance and Financial Mathematics for his work on variable annuities.