Scientific Beta

Scientific Beta is pleased to be participating in the 2nd Annual Southern California Institutional Forum, with Gregory Best, Senior Business Development, Scientific Beta North America, attending as Chairman, and Joseph Simonian, Ph.D., Senior Investment Strategist, presenting a session on the important questions that asset owners should be asking investment managers.

Scientific Beta will be participating in the 2nd Annual Southern California Institutional Forum organised by Markets Group on 7 June, 2023 in Beverly Hills which aims to provide insight into selected areas of interest for the regional institutional investor community, including pensions, endowments, foundations, hospital plans, insurance companies and investment consultants. 

Gregory Best, Senior Business Development, North America, at Scientific Beta, will be Chairman of the event. 

Before joining Scientific Beta, Greg was Vice President, Institutional Sales & Client Service - Regional Director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, managing sales and client service throughout the Western U.S. and Canada. Greg has an Executive MBA from Columbia Business School, New York, a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Florida and is a CFA and CAIA charter holder. 

Joseph Simonian, Ph.D., Senior Investment Strategist, at Scientific Beta, will be presenting a session entitled "Three Questions Asset Owners Should Ask Investment Managers". 

Over the last 17 years Joseph has held senior portfolio management and research positions in several asset management firms, including PIMCO, Fidelity, Natixis Investment Managers, and JP Morgan Asset Management. He is also the founder and CIO of Autonomous Investment Technologies LLC. Joseph is a noted contributor to leading finance journals and is also a prominent speaker at investment events worldwide. He is currently the co-editor of the Journal of Financial Data Science, on the editorial board for The Journal of Portfolio Management, and advisory board member for the Financial Data Professional Institute. Joseph is the author of over 40 academic publications. Joseph also has vast experience in teaching both in academia and industry. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara; an M.A. from Columbia University; as well as a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles. 

Scientific Beta is pleased to be the lead sponsor of the event.