Jason D. Papastavrou, PhD.
Prior to forming ARIS, Dr. Papastavrou founded and was managing director of the Fund of Hedge Funds Strategies Group at Banc of America Capital Management ("BACAP") and president of BACAP Alternative Advisors. From 1999 through 2001, Dr. Papastavrou was a senior portfolio manager for Deutsche Asset Management ("DeAM"). Following the merger with Bankers Trust in 1999, DeAM elected to build its internal fund of hedge fund capabilities and made Dr. Papastavrou their first hire. His tenure saw a period of unprecedented growth, as assets under management grew from $700 million to $4.5 billion.
From 1997 to 1999, Dr. Papastavrou was the portfolio manager for a Swiss family office with hedge fund investments exceeding $1 billion. Dr. Papastavrou began his professional career as a professor of industrial engineering at Purdue University from 1990 to 1999. He received tenure as well as numerous teaching and research awards, including the Research Initiation Award by the National Science Foundation and the highest Purdue teaching honor, the Charles B. Murphy Award. His main research and teaching focus was on decision making under uncertainty. He has published over twenty reviewed papers in academic journals. Dr. Papastavrou earned his Ph.D. and Masters Degree in electrical engineering and a Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, all from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research focused on decision making under uncertainty.
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