Michael leads Qualitas artificial intelligence transformation as Chief AI Transformation Officer, responsible for the systematic and strategic integration of AI capability across the firm's operations. With over 20 years of experience at the intersection of quantitative finance and applied artificial intelligence, he brings a rare combination of deep financial services expertise and technical knowledge in designing and deploying intelligent systems.
Prior to joining Qualitas in 2025, Michael was the founder and CEO of Evolved AI, a consultancy helping asset managers and financial institutions navigate AI adoption from strategy through to implementation. Before that, he held senior roles at AXA Investment Managers in London as Chief Strategist for AI and Quantitative Strategies, and earlier as a Quantitative Portfolio Manager at Fidelity International and an Associate in Risk and Quantitative Analysis at BlackRock. Michael holds a PhD in Finance from the London School of Economics and has served as a lecturer at Imperial College London and an Honorary Academic at the Australian National University. He is also the author of Future Ready with Generative AI.