Executive Profiles:
Dr. Harry Markowitz,
PhD., Chief Architect

Harry M. Markowitz, Ph.D. received the Nobel Prize in economics for developing Modern Portfolio Theory. This statistical method for analyzing investment risk and reward influences nearly all portfolio management today. Dr. Markowitz’s more recent work has included designing the backbone software analytics for the GuidedChoice investment solution and heading the GuidedChoice Investment Committee.

Famous for his work in economics, Dr. Markowitz has made equally significant strides in the field of technology. In 1989, he was awarded the prestigious Von Neumann Prize in Operations Research Theory for his work in portfolio theory, sparse matrix techniques and the SIMSCRIPT programming language. Dr. Markowitz was also recently given the "Man of the Century" award by Pensions & Investments magazine for his life's work in the field of investments.