Eric Sorensen
Eric Sorensen is the President and Chief Executive Officer of PanAgora. With over 40 years of quantitative research and investment experience, he is a recognized expert in the financial industry. During his career in Wall Street, he led a group of 55 quantitative analysts comprising teams in New York, London, Singapore, Tokyo, and Australia. He has also published extensively and consulted with institutional investor clients around the world. Before Wall Street, Sorensen spent over a decade as a professor with a productive academic career. Today, he continues to maintain affiliations in both the financial industry and academia.
Eric Sorensen Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Global Head of Quantitative Research
Academic History
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Bachelor of Arts
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Master of Business Administration (MBA)
CAREER
- Between 1969 and 1974, Sorensen was an officer and jet pilot with the United States Air Force.
- Between 1974 and 1986, he was Professor of Finance and Department Head at the University of Arizona.
- He has published over 50 journal articles and served on the editorial boards of several academic finance journals.
- His honors include many years on the Institutional Investor All America Research Team and several Graham and Dodd awards for excellence in financial writing.
- He was Director of Quantitative Research at Putnam Investments, overseeing the activities of several quantitative teams including equity fixed Income, asset allocation, and financial engineering.
- He was also Chief Investment Officer of Structured Equity at Putnam Investments, where he managed institutional portfolios using advanced quantitative approaches.
- He took over the leadership of PanAgora in 2004 and established a new research and investment direction for the firm.
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS