Mike Dickson

Dr. Michael Dickson is a Head of Research & Product Development at Horizon Investments LLC.
In this role he oversees all investment strategies managed by Horizon.
He also conducts research on the development of quantitative methods and strategies that support Horizon’s investment process and new product development.
In previous roles at Horizon, he served as Director of Structured Financial Solutions and as a portfolio manager with an emphasis on retirement income and protection strategies.
He specializes in the areas of empirical asset pricing, portfolio construction, and factor models.
Both during and after his Ph.D.
studies he taught undergraduate and graduate school coursework in finance and portfolio management at UNC Charlotte.
Prior to earning his Ph.D.
he worked in financial analysis support roles at Premier, Inc. and Global Compliance.
Dr. Dickson received his BS in Chemistry from Winthrop University and both an MS in Economics and Ph.D.
in Finance from UNC Charlotte.