Meet Ola

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Ola Mahmoud PhD

Head of Systematic Multi Asset Research

Zurich

Vontobel Asset Management AG

Genferstrasse 27

CH-8022 Zurich

Switzerland

Ola Mahmoud joined Vontobel in September 2024. She is Head of Systematic Multi Asset Research within Quantitative Investments, overseeing and developing pure systematic multi-asset investment solutions.

Prior to joining Vontobel, she was Assistant Professor of Quantitative Economics at the University of St. Gallen and at the Swiss Finance Institute, leading financial market research in the field of quantitative investing. In former roles, she was Quantitative Investment Strategist at Pictet (2012-2014), and Quantitative Risk Researcher at MSCI (2010-2012).

Ola holds both a PhD and Master’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the American University in Cairo.