Ryan Lafond

Ryan LaFond, Ph.D. serves as the firm’s Deputy CIO. Prior to rejoining Algert Global, Ryan was Head of Research for the Asia Pacific and Emerging Markets Equity group within BlackRock’s Scientific Active Equity team. His service at BlackRock dates back to 2008, including his tenure at Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. Ryan began his career as an assistant professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management. Ryan earned a BBA degree and PhD with a concentration in Accounting, both from the University of Wisconsin.

Education

• Phd University of Wisconsin-Madison (2001 — 2005)

Companies

• Deputy CIO Algert Global LLC (2016)
• Managing Director, Head of Research Asia Pac/Emerging Markets BlackRock (2008 — 2016)
• Head of Research Asia/EM Active Equity Barclays Global Investors (2008 — 2009)
• Assistant Professor MIT Sloan School of Management (2005 — 2008)
• Senior Researcher Algert Coldiron Investors LLC (2007 — 2008)