Wei (Victor) Li, PhD, CFA, Executive Director, is Head of Equity and Alternative Beta Research and a portfolio manager in the Quantitative Beta Strategies group, based in London. Victor's primary responsibilities include the oversight of the team's research agenda, model development and portfolio management for both Alternative beta and Strategic Beta suite of products. He was previously a member of the quantitative research team in Multi-Asset Solutions, focusing on quantitative asset allocation, systematic and factor-based investment strategies. 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.