Mr. Foroodian is Director of Quantitative Analysis at Innovest, where he leads the team providing ongoing enhancements to the firm's analytical models and helps develop new investment products. He has had an extensive career in the quantitative investment field, having worked in the quantitative group at Barclays Global Investors in San Francisco, and as a financial engineer at Algorithmics, a leading provider of quantitative risk management tools. He served most recently as Vice President of Quantitative Research at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, working in both London and Tokyo. His work at DrKW focused on the development and implementation of quantitative tools and strategies for the firm's proprietary trading book. He holds both bachelor's and Master's degrees in Engineering and Economics from Oxford University, as well as an MBA in Finance from the University of London. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.