Gianluca De Nard

Gianluca joined OLZ in July 2021 in the Research and Product Development department.

He holds a PhD in Finance from the University of Zurich and a Master's degree in Quantitative Finance from ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich, both with distinction. He also studied Management and Economics at the University of Zurich.His areas of expertise are financial econometrics, machine learning and risk management. Gianluca is a member of the NYU Stern Volatility and Risk Institute in New York City and a postdoctoral researcher at Yale University.

He gained his practical experience at UBS, AXA and Zurich.

Education

• Visiting PhD Scholar NYU Stern School of Business (2019 — 2020)
• Doctor of Philosophy - PhD University of Zurich (2017 — 2021)
• Master of Science (MSc) ETH Zürich (2015 — 2017)
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) University of Zurich (2011 — 2014)
• Matura Kantonsschule Hottingen (2006 — 2010)

Companies

• Postdoctoral Researcher Yale School of Management (2021)
• Senior Quantitative Research Analyst OLZ AG (2021)
• Research Fellow NYU Stern School of Business (2019)
• Lecturer and Researcher Universität Zürich (2017)
• Research Associate / PhD Candidate SFI Swiss Finance Institute (2017 — 2021)
• Data Scientist Data2Conclusion (2018 — 2021)
• Econometrician KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich (2018 — 2018)
• Junior Researcher and Teaching Assistant in Econometrics and Applied Statistics Universität Zürich | University of Zurich (2015 — 2017)
• Quantitative Analyst Investment Management (Internship) UBS Wealth Management (2015 — 2015)