François-Serge Lhabitant, PhD, has substantial experience in risk management and alternative investments, as both a practitioner and academic. Formerly, he was a Director at UBS/Global Asset Management and a Member of Senior Management at Union Bancaire Privée, in charge of the quantitative analysis and the management of dedicated hedge fund portfolios. He is currently a professor of Finance at the EDHEC Business School (France) and at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland), and a senior advisor to Kedge Capital Partners.