Andrew Dougan, D.Phil

Andrew is a Managing Director at Wilshire Indexes with responsibility for index research. He has a background in factor analysis and model creation, portfolio optimization, attribution analysis, equity derivatives and is currently involved in the design and implementation of various types of Smart Beta, factor, ESG and climate indexes. Prior to joining Wilshire Indexes, Andrew was with FTSE Russell. He has worked both as a consultant and employee for financial institutions including Nomura International, UBS and Deutsche Bank.  Andrew received a first class honors B.Sc. degree in mathematical physics from Nottingham University and holds a DPhil degree in mathematics from Oxford University. He has published several papers on topics ranging from general relativity to applied electromagnetic theory and currently has interests in several other areas of applied mathematics, particularly in mathematical finance.