Andre W.

Skills

Technical: Python, Microsoft Excel (advanced), Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Statistical Modeling, Machine Learning

Investment & Risk: Hedge Fund Due Diligence, Portfolio Analytics, Risk Management, Asset Allocation, Factor Analysis

Markets & Strategy: Macroeconomics, Multi-Strategy Investing, Manager Selection, Alternative Investments

Professional: Investor Relations, Communication of Quantitative Insights, Presentation & Reporting, English, Spanish, Portuguese

About

At BlackRock, I helped oversee a $30 billion multi-strategy portfolio of external hedge fund managers. My responsibilities included monitoring positions, conducting quantitative analyses, and delivering actionable insights that informed portfolio allocation decisions. I also led manager diligence calls, built statistical analyses from portfolio and risk data, and leveraged custom analytics to ask targeted, data-driven questions during diligence discussions. In addition, I used data visualizations and statistical models to help size hedge fund allocations and communicate ideas to portfolio managers—synthesizing quantitative insights into actionable outcomes for less quantitatively focused stakeholders.

A key contribution was developing a Python-based tool that applied machine learning and statistical techniques to analyze dynamic factor risk exposures across varying economic regimes—an innovation that strengthened the team’s ability to evaluate managers, uncover hidden risks, and understand factor tilts over time without requiring position-level transparency.

Not only do I bring quantitative expertise in investment analysis & due diligence, but I also offer sound market judgment built from my experience at Aston Capital Management, a multi-family office in Florida, and later at BlackRock’s $30 billion Multi-Strategy Fund of Funds.