Ben Steiner

Adjunct Lecturer Columbia University 

Ben Steiner has spent his career applying machine learning, promoting decision science and model risk management for investment firms.

Previously chief-of-staff responsibilities for the Global Fixed Income division of BNP Paribas Asset Management; focusing on business management and strategic initiatives to deliver long term, sustainable returns for clients.

In earlier roles, Ben was Head of Model Development, Portfolio Manager & Quant Researcher at investment managers and quantitative hedge funds. This covered model development and investment strategies in asset classes ranging from Private Debt and Real Estate to more liquid universes of Global Macro, Managed Futures & Fixed Income.

Ben serves on the Board of Directors of the Society of Quantitative Analysts, the oldest data science in finance group in the world (started in 1965, www.sqa-us.org). He also teaches a course on predictive modeling at Columbia University.