H. Gifford Fong is the President of Gifford Fong Associates, a firm with a focus on fixed income, derivative products, and asset allocation analysis. The company is engaged in independent valuation, model validation, and portfolio strategy analysis. Mr. Fong received a B.S., M.B.A., and a J.D. ...more

H. Gifford Fong is the President of Gifford Fong Associates, a firm with a focus on fixed income, derivative products, and asset allocation analysis. The company is engaged in independent valuation, model validation, and portfolio strategy analysis. Mr. Fong received a B.S., M.B.A., and a J.D. (law) from the University of California at Berkeley. In his role as the editor of the Journal Of Investment Management (JOIM), Mr. Fong contributes significantly to financial research and discourse. He co-founded and edits the China JOIM and initiated the JOIM Conference Series. His professional involvement has included roles with the MIT Sloan School of Management's Corporation Visiting Committee and North American Executive Board, as well as being an advisory board member for MIT Sloan's Finance Faculty. He is also the founding sponsor and a steering committee member for the Masters in Financial Engineering Program at UC Berkeley, and a member of the Haas Hall of Fame and the Academic Advisory Board of the Consortium for Systemic Risk Analytics. Mr. Fong has been active in both academia and industry. His advisory roles have spanned the MIT Golub Center for Finance and Policy, the UC Berkeley Foundation, and the University of California Regents Committee on Investments. He has held editorial positions at the Financial Analysts Journal and contributed to the Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance. Additionally, he has served as a vice-chair and member of the research committee for the CFA Institute's Research Foundation. As an author, Mr. Fong has co-authored "Fixed-Income Portfolio Management" (Dow Jones-Irwin) and "Advanced Fixed Income Portfolio Management: The State of the Art" (Probus Publishing). He has also edited "The Credit Market Handbook: Advanced Modeling Issues" (Wiley Finance), along with books on hedge funds and risk management by World Scientific. His numerous publications in professional journals indicate his engagement and commitment to the field. Mr. Fong has been recognized with awards such as the Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance Award and the Financial Analysts Journal Graham and Dodd Award of Excellence. He also dedicates time to serving on various non-profit and company boards.less