Michael Zaslavsky

Michael Zaslavsky, CFA, CAIA

Senior Investment Strategist

Mike is responsible for Parametric’s liquid alternatives strategies, where he focuses on delivering expertise and thought leadership to help clients in all aspects of the investment management process. As a member of the portfolio management team, he’s responsible for driving strategy evolution and research. Mike formerly held a portfolio manager role in which he supported a wide spectrum of Parametric’s institutional capabilities, including the Volatility Risk Premium Strategy, liability-driven investing, and tailored exposure. Prior to joining Parametric in 2015, Mike spent seven years as a proprietary trader for Citigroup, where he specialized in volatility modeling and arbitrage across equity indexes, single stocks, and commodities.

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Investment professional since 2008

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Based in Minneapolis

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BS, finance,
Bowling Green State University

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Originally from Findlay, Ohio

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