Roy Donald Henriksson

Dr. Roy D.
Henriksson is a Head of Investment Risk & Trading at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC.
He has decades of experience combining quantitative research with its practical applications within investment portfolios across a wide range of equity, fixed income, and multi-asset strategies.
Prior to joining the firm, Dr. Henriksson served as Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of QMA, where he oversaw all dimensions of QMA’s investment strategies.
Prior to that, he was the CIO of Advanced Portfolio Management, where he designed and managed customized, risk-targeted investment portfolios for institutional clients across the globe.
Previously, he also held a variety of senior positions in investments, risk management, research, trading, and product development at a number of large investment banks.
He also has served as the Co-Chairman of the Liquidity Risk Committee and as a member of the advisory board of the International Association for Quantitative Finance.
Dr. Henriksson is a recipient of the Graham and Dodd Award from The Financial Analysts Journal and previously was a Professor of Finance at the University of California, Berkeley.
He has also served as a Senior Consultant to Wells Fargo Investment Advisors and as an Advisor to the University of California Endowment.
He earned his BS in economics, MS in management, and PhD in finance from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.