Gautam Kakkar, CFA
Vice President, MSCI Research & Development
Gautam Kakkar provides research insights and thought leadership on global investing. He leads initiatives supporting the development and enhancements of factor indexes and producing related research. Prior to joining MSCI, Gautam held quantitative research roles at UBS and BlackRock, where he was responsible for portfolio construction through optimization, sustainability-based investing solutions and signal research using alternative datasets. Gautam graduated from M. D. University with a bachelor's degree in computer science engineering and is a CFA Charterholder.