Richard Hitchens
Alumni (MIDS 2018)
Focus
I am interested in all aspects of the MIDS program that assist in finding interesting relationships in data, which is central to my role as a Senior Quantitative Analyst in the Australian equity market.
Specialization
Business Strategy
Consulting
Data Science
Biography
Richard Hitchens is a Senior Quantitative Analyst at Alphinity Investment Management in Sydney. Richard joined Alphinity in July 2017 having previously been a sell-side service provider to the group for a number of years. Prior to this he worked at Credit Suisse for 5 years in Quantitative Analysis Research and Research Sales, RBS for 3 years in Research Sales and at Goldman Sachs JBWere for 16 years, where he also worked in both Quantitative Analysis research and Research Sales. In total Richard has more than 24 years of experience working in the Australian equity market. Richard has received a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from the University of Melbourne and subsequently graduated as a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia.
