Francois-Serge Lhabitant has substantial experience in risk management as both a practitioner and academic. He is Head of Quantitative Risk Management at Union Bancaire Privée, Geneva whilst he is also Professor of Risk Management at HEC, University of Lausanne. In addition to this he is Assistant Professor of Finance at Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management and is one of the holders of the Deloitte & Touche Chair on Risk Management at the University of Antwerp. His previous experience includes being a Director of UBS/Global Asset Management