Howard Zhu is the Head of Analytics for the Americas at MSCI, where he leads business development for the analytics product line across all client segments. Before relocating to New York, Howard served as the Head of APAC Analytics Products in Hong Kong. Throughout his tenure at MSCI, he has been instrumental in helping global investors integrate analytics tools into their investment decision-making processes.

Before joining MSCI, Howard was a Client Portfolio Manager at ING Investment Management APAC, where he spearheaded the growth of systematic investment strategies across the region. Howard also worked as a Research Analyst at Investment Technology Group (ITG) in Boston, where he developed portfolio analytics products, including risk models, transaction cost models, and fair value models. His research on the capacity of liquidity- demanding equity strategies was published in the Journal of Portfolio Management.

Howard holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science with a focus on Artificial Intelligence from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree in Biophysics from Fudan University in China. He pursued doctoral studies in statistics at the University of Washington and holds a patent on Creating a Turnover Efficient Frontier for an Investment Portfolio.