Robert Kissell is the Head of Quantitative Trading Strategy, at JP Morgan. He has developed an analytical decision-making framework to evaluate alternative trading strategies. He regularly advises institutions on proper selection of trading algorithms and how to determine the most appropriate strategy given the fund’s investment goals and objectives. Prior to joining JP Morgan, Mr. Kissell was employed by Citigroup/Smith Barney where he was Vice President, Quantitative Research and at Instinet where he was Director, Trading Research. Mr. Kissell graduated from SUNY Stony Brook with a B.S., Applied Math and Statistics and a M.S. in Business Management. He has a M.S. in Applied Math from Hofstra, and a PhD in Economics from Fordham.