General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> January 9, 2012

Dynamic Approach to Determining Returns in Various Markets – Geoffrey Gerber – TWIN Capital Management, Inc.

Gerber, Geoffrey
Geoffrey Gerber is President and Chief Investment Officer of TWIN Capital Management, Inc. Having founded TWIN in 1990, Dr. Gerber oversees the entire quantitative investment process and general management of the firm. Recognized as a specialist in institutional quantitative investment management, he has been quoted in the financial press and authored numerous articles in books and journals. Outside of TWIN, Dr. Gerber is a faculty member for the Aresty Institute’s Wharton Executive Education Program on Investment Strategies and Portfolio Management. He participates in a number of foundations’ investment committees and boards, including the Burroughs Wellcome Foundation, the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and the Jewish Healthcare Foundation. Dr. Gerber is also a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Investment Consulting. He holds a Ph.D. in economics and finance, University of Pennsylvania, and a B.S. in economics from the University of Buffalo. Profile
TWST: You and TWIN Capital are involved in what's called quantitative investing and institutional investment management. Would you please explain what that means?

Dr. Gerber: TWIN Capital is a large