Dr. Tom Weidig

Dr Tom Weidig is the founder of QuantExperts and an expert in quantitative and risk issues in the venture capital / private equity industry. He wrote the first book on managing private equity fund investments together with Ulrich Grabenwarter. Dr Weidig has also published several academic articles on private equity funds, funds of funds and the impact of the new Basle Accord. His study The Risk Profile of Private Equity has been publicised and endorsed by the European Venture Capital Association, and translated into German and French. He successfully passed the level 1 and 2 CFA exams. He holds a Master of Science in Theoretical Physics from Imperial College London and a PhD from the University of Durham. He was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Manchester, and a visiting researcher at Trinity College, University of Cambridge. Leaving physics behind, he then worked as a risk analyst in derivatives for the US investment bank Bear Stearns in London. He also worked for the European Investment Fund researching and modelling private equity funds.

 

Dr. Mark Hale

Mark Hale is the chief software developer of the PrivateQuant expert system. He has long-term experience in Java implementation and numerical methods. Dr Hale has a Master of Science in physics from Imperial College London, and a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Durham. He has been a post-doctoral researcher at Queen Mary College London, and currently works in the software industry.