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Dr. Kent W.
Hargis is a Chief Investment Officer of Strategic Core Equities & Portfolio Manager of Global Climate Transition Strategy at AllianceBernstein LP.
He was global head of quantitative research for Equities from 2009 through 2014, with responsibility for directing research and the application of risk and return models across the firm’s equity portfolios.
He joined AB in 2003 as a senior quantitative strategist.
He has over 31 years of Industry experience.
Prior to that, Dr. Hargis was chief portfolio strategist for global emerging markets at Goldman Sachs.
From 1995 through 1998, he was assistant professor of international finance in the graduate program at the University of South Carolina.
Dr. Hargis holds a PhD in economics from the University of Illinois, where his research focused on international finance, econometrics and emerging financial markets.
Kent W. Hargis active positions
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AllianceBernstein LP
AllianceBernstein LP Investment ManagersFinance AB is a research-driven investment adviser that is global in scope and client-centered in their approach. The firm’s global team of research professionals, whose disciplines include economics, fundamental equity, fixed income and quantitative research, gives them a competitive advantage in achieving investment success for their clients. Within these research disciplines, they also have investment professionals that focus on multi-asset, wealth management and alternative investment strategies. | Head-Equity Investments | 31/12/2017 |
Former positions of Kent W. Hargis
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Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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AllianceBernstein LP
AllianceBernstein LP Investment ManagersFinance AB is a research-driven investment adviser that is global in scope and client-centered in their approach. The firm’s global team of research professionals, whose disciplines include economics, fundamental equity, fixed income and quantitative research, gives them a competitive advantage in achieving investment success for their clients. Within these research disciplines, they also have investment professionals that focus on multi-asset, wealth management and alternative investment strategies. | Finance |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services | Finance |
St. Louis University
St. Louis University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
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