Mourtaza Asad-Syed (40) has about 20 years of experience in different roles as an economist, management consultant, long/short portfolio manager, chief strategist, and deputy chief investment officer. He worked at investment banks, hedge funds, private banks and consulting firms, including JPMorgan, McKinsey (Global Institute) and Societe Generale. Mourtaza holds an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master in Economics from the Paris School of Economics (PSE). He graduated in Economics and Statistics from the École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Économique (ENSAE) in Paris.