Wei (Victor) Li, PhD, executive director, is Head of Research and a portfolio manager in the Quantitative Solutions group, based in London. Victor's primary responsibilities include the oversight of the team's research agenda, AI & thematic investing research, portfolio management for quantitative and thematic strategies. His research focus also include factor-based & risk premia strategies, machine learning techniques, quantitative asset allocation. Prior to joining the firm in 2010, Victor completed a PhD in Signal Processing at Imperial College London, where he was also employed as a research assistant. Victor additionally has an MSc with Distinction in Communications Engineering from the University of Manchester, a BEng in Information Engineering from the Beijing Institute of Technology, and is a CFA charterholder.