Joseph Simonian is the Head of Equity Portfolio Design and Analytics at CalPERS. He is a seasoned investor and globally recognized researcher who has conducted extensive research in quantitative finance, machine learning, factor investing, and portfolio construction. Over the course of a 20-year career in the investment industry Joseph has held senior portfolio management and research positions at several leading investment firms. He is also the founder of Autonomous Investment Technologies LLC.

Joseph is a noted contributor to leading finance journals and is also a prominent speaker at investment events worldwide. He is currently the co-editor of The Journal of Financial Data Science, on the editorial board of The Journal of Portfolio Management, and the chairman of the Financial Data Professional Institute. Joseph has authored over 40 publications in leading investment journals. He is co-author of the book Quantitative Global Bond Portfolio Management and author of the book Computational Global Macro.

In addition to his portfolio research and research activities, Joseph also has extensive experience teaching in both academia and industry.

He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara; an M.A. from Columbia University; as well as a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles.