Jose Marques, PhD, was named Intech’s chief executive officer in April 2022. He is responsible for managing Intech’s overall operations, including its strategy, organizational structure, and board communications. He also serves as an executive director on Intech’s Board of Directors. Dr. Marques is a 30-year industry veteran on both the buy- and sell-sides. He has extensive experience providing and managing strategic direction for companies on a global basis. An engaged, hands-on manager, Dr. Marques offers a high level of business acumen with a relentless focus on client needs.
Previously, Dr. Marques served as CEO at Entrypoint Capital, a quantitative investment management business firm focused on global equity market neutral strategies. Before founding Entrypoint Capital, Dr. Marques was the Head of Trading at Bridgewater Associates, where he managed all operational aspects of the trading business, including counterparty management, risk management, cost management, associated technology, and development of liquidity inputs into Bridgewater’s investment process. Before joining Bridgewater, Dr. Marques was Managing Director and held the roles of Global Head of Equity Electronic Trading and Global Head of Execution Product Development at Deutsche Bank. Dr. Marques was responsible for all aspects of the electronic trading business, which spanned the Americas, Europe, and Asia and included over 640 employees involved in sales and marketing, trading and coverage, product development, operations, and technology. He also served roles in trading and statistical arbitrage at Credit Suisse, Hull Trading (Goldman Sachs), and Morgan Stanley.
Dr. Marques’ academic background includes a PhD in Physics from the University of California, and as a member of the research faculty at Northwestern University. In addition, Dr. Marques has published papers in peer-reviewed journals and had significant funding for his research activities from the U.S. Department of Energy, conducted principally at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.