Biography

Harish Sundaresh is a Portfolio Manager at Loomis, Sayles & Company. As Director of the firm’s Systematic Investing Strategies Team, he leads a team responsible for quantitative investing across all asset classes using advanced mathematical techniques. This includes alpha generation, dynamic portfolio construction and solutions development.

Prior to joining Loomis Sayles in 2010, Harish was a partner, director and portfolio manager at Armored Wolf, a global macro hedge fund based in Orange County. Previously, he was a quantitative analyst at Duff Capital Advisors, a global macro tiger cub hedge fund and at UBS Investment Bank, based in New York. Harish earned a BS in electrical engineering from Anna University, India and an SM in applied mathematics (computational engineering) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also serves as an editor and reviewer for several quantitative financial conferences and journals, and has been quoted in leading financial publications including the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and the Financial Times.

Latest Insights by Harish Sundaresh

Alpha Engine Perspectives How to Invest With a LASER Focus (Video)
May 19, 2020 • 1 min read

How to Invest With a LASER Focus (Video)

To make the best decisions, investors need a clear view of the road ahead. Watch to see how LASER can help you[…]
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Alpha Engine Perspectives High-Frequency Data & COVID-19: Using Groceries to Track the COVID Response
May 12, 2020 • 3 min read

High-Frequency Data & COVID-19: Using Groceries to Track the COVID Response

How news volume and sentiment surrounding ā€œfoodā€ and ā€œgroceriesā€ can give us insight into when populations truly began to follow quarantine procedures
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Alpha Engine Perspectives When the Unexpected Happens: Negative Oil Prices and Financial Models
May 1, 2020 • 4 min read

When the Unexpected Happens: Negative Oil Prices and Financial Models

WTI crude oil prices fell below zero for the first time on April 20, 2020. Here's what it could mean for financial[…]
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About the Alpha Strategies Team

Investors on the Alpha Strategies team

Kevin Kearns
Portfolio Manager, Head of Alpha Strategies
Andrea DiCenso
Portfolio Manager
Vivek Garg, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Mark LaRochelle, CFA
Associate Portfolio Manager, Investment Strategist
Tom Stolberg, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Diqing Wu, CFA
Senior Quantitative Analyst
Peter Yanulis
Portfolio Manager, Associate Portfolio Manager, Strategist
Kairui Huo, CFA
Senior Investment Analyst
Xian Li, PhD, CFA
Quantitative Analyst
David Liu, CFA
Investment Strategist
Tian Qiu, FRM
Senior Quantitative Analyst
Elaine Kan, CFA
Portfolio Manager and Rates & Currency Strategist
Roger Ackerman
Investment Director