Eric Benhamou, PhD

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Biography

Eric Benhamou, PhD, is head of R&D at AI For Alpha, a firm providing investment strategies using machine learning technology. Ai For Alpha replicates actively managed strategies using proprietary ML Decoding solution. It offers liquid, transparent, and cost-effective access to alternative investments such as CTA, Global Macro, or Private Equity. Benhamou has held leadership roles as head of quants at Goldman Sachs and Natixis. He founded Pricing Partners, a startup focused on pricing complex financial products, which is now part of Refinitiv (formerly Thomson Reuters). Benhamou is ranked among the top 1% of researchers on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN), out of 500,000 contributors, with more than 100 published papers. A graduate of Polytechnique, he also completed degrees at ENSAE and the London School of Economics. He holds three PhDs in economics, mathematics, and computer science, along with two master’s degrees, including one in AI from Dauphine and ENS Ulm. Additionally, he achieved the prestigious Agrégation in Mathematics.