Scientific Beta

Scientific Beta's Erik Christiansen and Marianne Piquerel will be hosting a session entitled "Defence and Dilemmas: Rethinking Exclusions in Investment Policies" at the 11th Annual Institutional Circle Forum to be held on 9 September, 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Erik Christiansen, Head of Investment Solutions at Scientific Beta, will be hosting a presentation entitled "Defence and Dilemmas: Rethinking Exclusions in Investment Policies" at the 11th Annual Institutional Circle Forum on 9 September, 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland. The session will be moderated by Marianne Piquerel, Head of North America & Continental Europe at Scientific Beta and InCircle Conference Advisory Board Member. 

Institutional Circle (InCircle) is a non-profit association and an independent exchange platform dedicated to Asset Owners, Family Offices and HNWI. The platform aims at helping worldwide institutional investors to collaborate through high-level meetings and research networks to share investment ideas and address common challenges, always in a collegiate spirit through an annual conference held in Geneva.

Erik Christiansen is Head of Investment Solutions at Scientific Beta. Working closely with the research, index construction and business development teams, he is a link between investors and Scientific Beta's research and index design capabilities. He was previously Head of Investment Strategy with the Etablissement de Retraite Additionnelle de la Fonction Publique (ERAFP), the mandatory pension scheme for French civil servants, where he was responsible for implementing the equity and ESG strategies. He has also previously worked as a Methodology Coordinator and Analyst at V.E, an ESG rating agency. Erik holds a Master's degree in Management from the ESCP Business School and is a CFA charterholder.

 

Marianne Piquerel is Scientific Beta's Head of North America & Continental Europe. Prior to joining Scientific Beta, Marianne had spent most of her career working in London and Paris for several Investment Banks as an Equity Derivatives Salesperson covering European clients. She began at BNP PARIBAS Arbitrage, before joining Société Générale, Barclays Bank and Icap PLC in London. Marianne holds a Master’s in Finance from ESCP Business School and an MSG from Paris-Dauphine University.