Joseph Pearson

Joseph Pearson, Ph.D., serves as a Professor of Practice at the University of Johannesburg since August 2022 and holds the position of Head of Analytics at STANLIB since February 2018, where responsibilities include providing strategic leadership to the Analytics function and evolving the Risk Framework for optimal Asset Management. Prior experience includes various roles at Momentum Investments, culminating in the Senior Portfolio Manager position, and involvement in senior leadership aspects such as investment performance, risk analysis, and client relationship management. Joseph's career also includes roles at Absa Group and Standard Bank, with a foundation in econometrics as a lecturer at North West University. Educational qualifications include a Ph.D. in Economics and an Executive M.Sc. in Risk and Investment Management, alongside advanced leadership training at the University of Oxford.