HABA: Fireside Chat with Maria Vassalou of Perella Weinberg Partners

The Officers and Directors
of the
Hellenic American Bankers Association

invite you to a Fireside Chat with

Maria Vassalou, PhD
Partner, Perella Weinberg Partners

on
Europe, U.S. Rates & Global Growth

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
6:00-8:00pm


Marsh USA Inc.
1166 Avenue of the Americas, 35th Floor
(Between West 45th & 46th Streets)
New York, NY 10036


Wine & Hors d'oeuvres Reception


Pre-registration is required.
This event is free for members in good standing (2015).
Friends of HABA are always welcome to attend. Non-member admission is $40.

www.haba.org

Maria Vassalou is Partner and Portfolio Manager for the PWP Global Macro strategy. Dr. Vassalou joined Perella Weinberg Partners from MIO Partners, a subsidiary of McKinsey & Company, where as a Portfolio Manager she managed a similar global macro investment strategy in a dedicated legal entity, and as Head of Asset Allocation she provided counsel on allocation for liquid assets within MIO's portfolio. Prior to joining MIO, Dr. Vassalou was a Global Macro Portfolio Manager at SAC Capital Advisors, LP. She joined SAC from Soros Fund Management where she was responsible for global quantitative research, as well as the development and management of global quantitative trading strategies. Prior to her career in asset management, Dr. Vassalou was an Associate Professor of Finance at Columbia Business School which she joined in 1995 and where she established many of the investment principles she employs today. Dr. Vassalou is a Past President of the European Finance Association and was the Chair of the 2008 European Finance Association Meetings. A Research Affiliate of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) in London for many years, Dr. Vassalou is a past member of the Academic Advisory Board of the Vienna-based Guttmann Center of Competence in Portfolio Management. Her research focus has been on the interrelation of the macro-economy and financial markets with applications in hedge fund strategies. A frequent speaker to both academic and practitioner-oriented seminars and conferences, Vassalou has published in leading academic journals, such as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Business, Journal of International Money and Finance, and the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. While she was on the faculty of Columbia University, she also served as a consultant to many premier hedge funds and asset management institutions in the U.S. and Europe. Dr. Vassalou received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Athens and she holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from London Business School.