Paul Mende

Paul Mende is a Senior Lecturer in the Finance Group at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He combines academic expertise with extensive industry experience in quantitative finance, trading, and risk management.

• Current Role: Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management
• Executive Education: Course leader for "Fundamentals of Finance for the Technical Executive"

Research & Professional Focus: Mende's work spans financial derivatives, hedge fund strategies, and quantitative analysis. His career bridges academia and financial markets, with leadership roles in hedge fund management and technical consulting.

Education:

• AB in Physics, Harvard University
• PhD in Physics, Princeton University

Professional Background: Co-founder and former director of research at Fort Hill Capital Management (2002-2010), assistant professor of physics at Brown University, and research associate at MIT's Center for Theoretical Physics and Department of Mathematics.