Maziar has 18 years of industry experience developing quantitative investment strategies spanning a wide range of time-horizons, financial instruments, and objectives. He has held senior roles in hedge funds and family offices, driving the development of active systematic trading strategies, and has also managed multi-asset portfolios within the insurance industry. He is also an Associate Professor in the Monash Business School where he is a sessional lecturer in mathematical finance and actuarial units.
Maziar earned bachelor degrees in Science (Mathematics/Physics) and Electrical Engineering, as well as a PhD in Engineering from the University of Melbourne. He was a recipient of the Chancellor’s Medal for his PhD work at the University of Melbourne and was also awarded an Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship.