Timothy Ryan

Biography

Career After graduating with a PhD in Banking, Finance and International Trade from Bordeaux University in 1992, Tim started his career as a Quantitative Engineer with CCF (now HSBC). After expanding his responsibilities and a successfully growing the business as the Global Head of Equity, Tim moved to the AXA Group in 2000 as the Global Head of Quantitative Asset Management with AXA IM. In 2003, he relocated to Japan, first as the CIO of AXA Japan and later as the CIO for Asia. In 2008 he joined AllianceBernstein as Chairman and CEO for Japan. After the turnaround of the Japanese operation, Tim became Chairman and CEO of AllianceBernstein Ltd in London covering Europe, Middle East and Africa. When the region became a major contributor to the group, in 2015, Tim decided to take a sabbatical and enjoyed teaching Finance and supporting a large private equity firm in its acquisition projects.   Tim remains active in teaching Finance at various universities and business schools. He is passionate advocate of economic and finance literacy for children and young adults.

Research Interest

Business