Ratnakar Kota

Mr. Ratnakar Kota is Senior Vice President of Quantitative Strategies at AmFunds Mangement Bhd.
He joined the firm in 2011, and is currently responsible for the areas of performance analytics, quantitative investment strategy and financial data infrastructure.
He has over 16 years of global experience working in Technology and Financial Services industries.
He has managed several funds (institutional and retail) while working at firms in the United States and Hong Kong.
He started off as a Research Analyst at Advanced Investment Partners LLC, a former member of State Street Global Alliance in 2004 to enhance stock selection models and financial factors.
In 2006, he was promoted to Fund Manager and a partner in the firm.
He has managed assets over USD2 billion ranging from institutional to retail funds while working at Advanced Investment Partners.
In 2010, he joined ING Investment Management Asia Pacific Ltd.
in Hong Kong as Senior Fund Manager in their Global Quantitative asset management boutique to manage funds domiciled in US, Asia and Europe.
He was responsible for ING’s research initiatives and management of institutional and retail mutual funds totaling over USD12 billion.
His prior roles include working as a lead engineer at Motorola Inc. in the Mobile Devices division in Chicago developing project management capabilities.
Mr. Kota received his undergraduate degree from Osmania University, a graduate degree from the University of Illinois and an MBA from The University of Chicago.