Peter Algert, Ph.D.

CEO/CIO

Peter oversees the investment team at Algert Global and serves as both Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to the founding of the firm in 2002, Peter was a Managing Director at Barclays Global Investors (BGI) and served as the Global Head of Research for their stock selection strategies. Before joining BGI, Peter was a Director at KMV Corporation where he worked in the areas of empirical modelling and management of credit risk. He holds a Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley’s Haas School of Business with a concentration in Finance and has served as an assistant professor at U.C. Davis as well as a visiting scholar at the Securities and Exchange Commission. Peter earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Ryan LaFond, Ph.D.

Deputy CIO

Ryan serves as the Firm's Deputy CIO. Prior to re-joining Algert Global in 2016, Ryan was a Managing Director and Head of Research for Asia Pacific and Emerging Markets within BlackRock’s Scientific Active Equity team. His service at BlackRock dates back to 2008, including his tenure at Barclays Global Investors (BGI). Ryan began his career as an assistant professor at Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology's Sloan School of Management. Ryan earned a BBA degree and Ph.D. with a concentration in Accounting, both from the University of Wisconsin.