Marco Jean Aboav, PhD

Co-Founder

United Kingdom17 yrs 4 mos experience

AI EnabledHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Cofounder of an AI lab for financial services.
Expert in quantitative investment strategies and asset management.
Advisor in fintech and AI for entrepreneurship.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert specializing in AI-driven asset management and quantitative strategies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Artificial Intelligence (ai)Asset ManagementAiFintech

Other Skills

Capital Marketswealth managementQuantitative Investment StrategiesBig dataFintech/InsurtechHedge FundsForecastingPortfolio ManagementRisk ManagementEconometricsMatlabStatisticsQuantitative AnalysisQuantitative FinancePortfolio Optimization

About

Cofounder | Etna Research AI lab for financial services, we help institutional clients and asset owners in their quest for performance for long-only and absolute return mandates across equity, macro and crypto. → Discover more: etnaresearch.com

Experience

17 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 6 mos

Current Experience

Pugliatechs

VP and Community Builder

Nov 2024 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos

PugliaTechs is a nonprofit organization (ETS) working to transform Puglia into a Global Tech Hub. We connect startups, investors, institutions, and professionals across industries—AI, cleantech, life sciences, space, agritech, and beyond—reducing fragmentation and fostering innovation. By organizing events, building networks, and creating open frameworks for lean startup and venture building, we’re shaping a new tech renaissance where Puglia connects and competes on the global stage.

Amazon web services (aws)

External Fintech/AI Advisor - AWS Loft program

May 2023 – Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Helping fellow founders succeed in their entrepeneurship journey.
AI, Big data, Fintech/Insurtech specialist

AIBig dataFintech/InsurtechFintech

Etna research

Co-Founder

Nov 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 6 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

AI lab focused on asset and wealth management. We build actionable research solutions across equity, macro and crypto for long-only and absolute return mandates.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Capital MarketsAsset Managementwealth managementQuantitative Investment Strategies

The aspen institute

2 roles

Senior Fellow / Amici di Aspen

Promoted

Jan 2020 – Dec 2025 · 5 yrs 11 mos

Junior Fellow

Dec 2015 – Dec 2019 · 4 yrs

Numen capital llp

Global Macro Quant Portfolio Manager

Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 · 1 yr · London, United Kingdom

Fund Manager - HI QuantWave Fund - systematic multi-strategy macro UCITS

Bayes business school

Associate Professor in Financial Technology

Jan 2016 – Dec 2025 · 9 yrs 11 mos · London, Greater London, United Kingdom

technical and strategic delivery on data driven businesses in banking, lending, wealth management and insurance. AI and big data focus. I mainly work with senior executives from global banks, insurance groups and central banks

Moneyfarm

Head of Asset Allocation

Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 · 2 yrs · London, United Kingdom

Global macro portfolio management, quantitative research, trading, external strategist, front-office technology

Horizon asset limited

Quantitative Researcher

Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 · 2 yrs · London, United Kingdom

Central book management & cross asset quant research

Citi

Investment and Portfolio Quant Strategist

Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 · 1 yr · London

Cross asset solutions in FX, Equities, Commodities, Credit, Rates, Vol, Funds
Big Data Analytics

Enoi s.p.a.

External Quant Research Consultant

Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 · 0 mo · Milan Area, Italy

Energy Prop Trading Strategies

Cass business school

Visiting Ph.D. student @ Center of Econometric Analysis

Sep 2010 – Dec 2011 · 1 yr 3 mos

Research on Global Tactical Allocation and Equity Trading Systems

Mip politecnico di milano

Teaching assistant

Jun 2009 – Jul 2010 · 1 yr 1 mo · Milan Area, Italy

MBA courses: Finance, Risk Management

Politecnico di milano

2 roles

PhD

Promoted

Jan 2009 – Feb 2012 · 3 yrs 1 mo

>Thesis title:
INNOVATION IN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
(advisor: Marco Giorgino - Full Professor of Finance)
systematic macro strategies/asset allocation
>Ph.D. student representative, Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering 2010-2011

Teaching assistant

Jan 2009 – Jul 2010 · 1 yr 6 mos

Msc Courses in Management Engineering: Corporate Finance (Milan - Italian class), Global Risk management (Milan - Italian class), Finance (Como - English class)