Mamadou is the co-Founder and President of V-Square Quantitative Management, a subsidiary of Valor Equity Partners. Mamadou co-Founded V-Square in 2020 after an accomplished career in asset management whilst working for global financial services company across the U.S., Europe, Middle East, and ...more

Mamadou is the co-Founder and President of V-Square Quantitative Management, a subsidiary of Valor Equity Partners. Mamadou co-Founded V-Square in 2020 after an accomplished career in asset management whilst working for global financial services company across the U.S., Europe, Middle East, and Africa. His investment firm specializes in financial innovation and thematic portfolios (Tech & Society, Structural Macroeconomics Trends). He has over twenty years of experience in asset management. Previously, Mamadou worked for HSBC Global Asset Management, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Amundi Alternative Investments and Citi in trading, product specialist and business development roles in London, Paris, Abu Dhabi and Dakar. Mamadou is a Certified Investment Fund Director (CIFD) by the CIFD Institute. Mamadou received his bachelor’s in economics from the Universite Paris- Saclay and holds a master’s in International project management from the European School of Management (ESCP), Paris. He has published many articles and papers in professional and academic journals including Pensions & Investments, European Pensions, Environmental Finance, and the Journal of Portfolio Management. In 2014 he was named in the Financial News "Top 40 under 40 Rising Stars in Asset Management" in Europe, Middle East, and Africa. In 2017, Mamadou was named a "40 under 40" by Crain's Chicago Business. In 2017 he was also recognized in Top 50 Individuals who contribute the most sustainable & responsible investment industry in the world (IRRI). He is a fellow of Leadership Greater Chicago since 2019, and a member of the Economic Club of Chicago. Mamadou is a French Foreign Trade Advisor, appointed by decree of the Prime Minister of France. The French government bestowed the award of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres) on Mamadou-Abou Sarr in 2022.less