Shanta Puchtler is CEO of Man Numeric and a member of the Man Group Executive Committee. He also leads Man Group’s Data Science group as well as Man Group’s Quantitative Alpha Research Lab in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Previously, Shanta was head of research at Man Numeric, directing research efforts focused on new alpha sources, product design and risk modelling. Prior to joining Man Numeric in 1999 as a research analyst, Shanta was an electronic commerce technology analyst at Forrester Research, a Cambridge-based market research firm. He also co-founded an electronic commerce company which focused on the analysis of on-line buying behavior.

Shanta received a Bachelor of Arts degree in computer science from Dartmouth College, graduating summa cum laude, and is a CFA charterholder.