Jesper Andreasen (Kwantfather): Global Head Of Quantitative Research, Saxo Bank  

Jesper Andreasen is head of Quantitative Research at Saxo Bank in Copenhagen. Jesper has previously held senior positions in the quantitative research departments of Danske Bank, Bank of America, Nordea, and General Re Financial Products. Jesper’s recent research focusses on efficient and accurate methods for computing credit and market risk. Jesper holds a PhD in mathematical finance from Aarhus University, Denmark. He received Risk Magazine’s Quant of the Year awards in 2001 and 2012, joint with Leif Andersen and Brian Huge respectively, and is an honorary professor of mathematical finance at Copenhagen University.