Summary
Hitoshi N is an Associate Portfolio Manager based in Tokyo with 11 years of cross-disciplinary experience at the intersection of quantitative finance, software engineering, and academic research. He led Asia QDS at Morgan Stanley, founded a medical-info startup focused on anti-cancer drug side-effect analysis, and earlier built data-driven products using Ruby on Rails, D3.js and text mining. Holding a PhD in Computer Science and advanced degrees in experimental particle physics and physics from the University of Tokyo, he combines deep quantitative modeling with hands-on engineering instincts. Now at Polymer Capital, he applies this blend of research rigor and production experience to portfolio construction and derivative strategies, bringing an uncommon background that spans high-frequency finance, healthcare analytics, and open-source development.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Computer Science, PhD, Computer Science at 東京大学