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Leon Zhu, CFA

Leon Zhu, CFA

Portfolio Manager—Multi-Asset Solutions

29 Years at AB|31 Years of Experience

Leon Zhu is a Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager of Multi-Asset Solutions at AB, and has been Co-Portfolio Manager of Global Risk Allocation products since 2012. Previously, he served as director of Quantitative Research, a position he held for 10 years. Zhu was also a member of the Investment Policy Group for the firm’s Global Diversified Strategies hedge funds from its inception in 2002 until 2014. Before joining AB as a quantitative analyst in 1995, he was a consultant at Princeton Consultants. Zhu holds a BS in mathematics from Yale University and an MA in mathematics from Princeton University, and is a CFA charterholder.

Published Work

To Hedge or Not to Hedge? With Currency, It’s a Vital Question
Investment Insights
To Hedge or Not to Hedge? With Currency, It’s a Vital Question

With global markets growing more volatile, we're often asked what we think are the most underappreciated risks that investors face today. One in particular stands out: currency risk—especially for non-US dollar based investors.

Leon Zhu, Aditya Monappa | 17 September 2019

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