Our Ethos & Leadership
Company Introduction & Vision
VMC is a quantitatively-driven, multi-strategy firm headquartered in Boston. Our vision is to deliver resilient, high Risk-Adjusted Return by fusing rigorous quantitative science with deep macroeconomic insight.
Investment Philosophy
Centered on Capital Preservation and systemizing Multi-Asset Allocation. Focus on transparency, replicability, and structured risk management.
Team & Governance
Highlight the team’s average 16 years of global experience. Detail the “Three Lines Mechanism” for governance (Investment Committee, Strategy Heads, Independent Risk Team).
Julian Sterling
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Mr. Sterling provides the strategic vision, ensuring VMC maintains its commitment to institutional rigor and transparency while focusing on integrating the firm’s quantitative backbone with its client-facing delivery of Bespoke Solutions.
Specialities
Corporate Strategy, Institutional Partnerships, Governance, Scaling Global Operations.
Experience
25 years in financial services, previously held COO roles at major US institutional asset managers.
Eleanor Vance
Chief Investment Officer (CIO)
Ms. Vance oversees all investment strategies, linking top-down Macroeconomic Analysis to the systematic construction of Multi-Asset Allocation portfolios. She is the architect of VMC’s core philosophy of achieving optimal Risk-Adjusted Return.
Specialities
Multi-Asset Strategy, Capital Allocation, Global Macro Trading, Dynamic Risk Budgeting.
Experience
22 years, Ph.D. in Economics, formerly CIO of a global commodity hedge fund.
Robert Keller
Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
Mr. Keller maintains the independence of the firm’s risk function. He is responsible for implementing Dynamic Risk Budgeting and overseeing the firm’s comprehensive suite of stress tests and “kill switch” contingency planning for absolute Capital Preservation.
Specialities
Tail Risk Modeling, Liquidity Risk, Counterparty Exposure, Governance (Three Lines Mechanism).
Experience
20 years, former Head of Institutional Risk Management at a major prime brokerage.
Professor Alexander Thane Vorell
Founding Professor / Chief Investment Strategy Officer (CISO)
Professor Vorell is the original proposer and chief architect of the Vornaxa Matrix Architecture. He combines “the intuition of market cycles” with “the rationality of model constraints” to guide the firm’s integration of causal priors and regime-switching models into the Matrix-AI System, focusing on structured allocation and integrated risk control across North America and Europe.
Specialities
Non-Stationary Matrix Factor Models, Quant-Macro Fusion, Explainable Deep Learning, Structured Resilience.
Experience
Born in Boston; Ph.D. from ETH Zurich; formerly a Multi-Asset Quant Researcher at Goldman Sachs and a Visiting Professor at Columbia Business School (2011–2017).
Sarah Chen
Head of Alpha Engineering & ML/DL
Ms. Chen is the lead technologist, bridging the gap between research and execution. She supervises the development of ML/DL pipelines for non-linear signal detection and ensures the robustness and explainability of all predictive models used in the Alpha engine.
Specialities
Machine Learning, Data Governance, MLOps/CI-CD, Feature Engineering (NLP).
Experience
15 years, expertise in deploying high-performance computing solutions for financial modeling.
Ava Sharma
Global Head of Distribution & Client Solutions
Ms. Sharma leads the global team that delivers Bespoke Solutions to institutional clients and family offices. She is focused on ensuring clear reporting, transparency, and aligning client mandates with VMC’s objective of high Risk-Adjusted Return.
Specialities
Institutional Sales, Investment Policy Statement (IPS) Alignment, Client Relationship Management.
Experience
17 years, extensive experience in cross-border capital raising and structuring solutions for pension funds and sovereign wealth.
Dennis Harding
Chief Compliance Officer (CCO)
Mr. Harding is responsible for upholding VMC’s strict adherence to global regulatory standards. He oversees all KYC/AML procedures, trading surveillance, and the rigorous internal audit trail to ensure full transparency and governance.
Specialities
Regulatory Compliance, Global AML/KYC, Trading Surveillance, Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA).
Experience
24 years, former regulator and CCO at a US-based boutique hedge fund.
Clara Wang
General Counsel / Director of Trust & Legal Affairs
Ms. Wang manages the company’s global legal affairs and fiduciary framework. She ensures that all VMC operations, product structures, and client agreements comply fully with US and international jurisdictions, providing the highest level of legal protection regarding client asset segregation and fiduciary duty.
Specialities
18 years, previously served as a Legal Director in the financial services division of a major US international law firm.
Experience
24 years, former regulator and CCO at a US-based boutique hedge fund.