Anthony Todd is the Co-Founder and CEO of Aspect Capital, a global leader in systematic investment management. Alongside co-founder Martin Lueck, he has helped shape Aspect into a pioneering quantitative firm managing over $7 billion in assets. Todd chairs the firm’s Executive Board, guiding its corporate and strategic direction, and also leads the Investment Committee, with board-level responsibility for risk management. Before founding Aspect in 1997, he held roles at Adam, Harding & Lueck Limited, Mars & Co., and UBS, gaining broad experience in investment strategy and financial services.
Anthony Todd Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
Academic History
Todd helped shape the firm’s flagship Aspect Diversified Programme, guiding institutional diversification through managed futures and trend following strategies.
Under his leadership, Aspect Capital's trend following strategies delivered strong crisis alpha, particularly in challenging periods.
The firm also received accolades like Risk.net’s Quant Investment Firm of the Year (2023) and multiple awards for managed futures excellence.
EARLY CAREER
His early career included roles at UBS, strategy consulting at Mars & Co., and leadership in systematic investing at Adam, Harding & Lueck (AHL) before founding Aspect Capital.
He appeared as a guest on Top Traders Unplugged and Contrarian Income podcasts where he discussed trend following investment strategy.