Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Hossein Kazemi

Dr. Hossein Kazemi is "Michael and Cheryl Philipp Professor of Finance" at the Isenberg School of Management, the University of Massachusetts - Amherst. He is the Director of the Center for International Securities & Derivatives Markets, a nonprofit organization devoted to research in the area of alternative investments, a co-founder of the CAIA Association, and home to CISDM Hedge Fund/CTA Database and The Journal of Alternative Investments, the official research publication of the CAIA Association. Dr. Kazemi is the senior adviser to the CAIA Association’s Program and has been involved with the CAIA Association since its inception as a senior adviser and a managing director. In his current role, he helps with the development of the CAIA program's curriculum and directs the CAIA Association’s academic partnership program. In addition, he serves as the editor of Alternative Investment Analyst Review, which is published by the Association.

Dr. Kazemi has over 25 years of experience in the financial industry and has served as consultant to major financial institutions. His research has been in the areas of valuations of equity and fixed income securities, asset allocation for traditional and alternative asset classes, and evaluation and replication of active management investment products. He has a Ph.D. in finance from the University of Michigan.

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