Matthew Hearn

Matthew Hearn is a Partner and Head of Equity Research at Quest Partners LLC in New York, where he leads the firm's equity research initiatives and is responsible for developing systematic equity investment strategies and overseeing quantitative research processes. His role encompasses generating actionable insights across global equity markets, focusing primarily on quantitative approaches to equities, including risk premia, systematic alpha strategies, and cross-asset research.

Prior to this, Matthew served as a Senior Equity Researcher at Quest Partners LLC and worked as a Quantitative Researcher at AlphaCrest Capital Management LLC, contributing to equity research, portfolio construction, and the development of algorithmic trading models. He has a strong technical background in quantitative finance, statistics, and systematic trading, with experience spanning equities, relative value, and risk management in both buy-side and prop trading environments.

Matthew holds a Master’s Degree in Financial Engineering from UCLA Anderson School of Management and a Bachelor of Business Science in Actuarial Science and Quantitative Finance from the University of Cape Town. He is recognized for driving research innovations and advancing systematic investment strategies in the equities space, making notable contributions to multi-asset portfolio optimization and data-driven investment analysis in the investment management industry.