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About Josh Russell, PhD, CFA

Josh Russell, Phd, CFA is a Quantitative Analyst in the Equity Research group at QS Investors. Part practitioner and part academic, he is focused on implementing quantitative investment research in the real world. Currently, he is exploring systematic equity factors and ESG integration. He is especially interested in the interplay between factors, rates, and economic cycles. Prior to working with investments, Josh was an engineer specializing in algorithms for optimal estimation in distributed systems. He spent many fine years at the University of California, Santa Barbara where he earned a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Economics. While a student, he worked on projects for the Army Research Laboratory, the Air Force Office of Strategic Research, and NASA.