I have 21 years of experience, and specialize in the field of asset management with specific knowledge in the areas of stock markets, investor behavior and macroeconomics. I have published on such topics as investor sentiment, asset pricing, return predictability of higher-moment CAPM market models and UK stock returns. I hold a PhD in Accounting and Finance and an MSc in Finance (the best performamce). Before pursuing my PhD, I held a position of a financial consultant and was a manager (the best performamce) of standard chartered bank. I received two Best Paper Awards including the New York Stock Exchange Prize and the Taiwan Stock Exchange Prize My research has been funded by the Institute for Quantitative Investment Research (INQUIRE UK).