Peter Shepard is Head of Fixed Income, Multi-Asset Class and Private Asset Research at MSCI. His team is responsible for the research underpinning MSCI’s multi-asset class RiskManager and BarraOne platforms, and MSCI Real Estate. Peter holds a doctorate in theoretical physics from the University of California at Berkeley, where he researched string theory and the quantum theory of gravity. He has publications in theoretical physics and finance. Peter also holds a Bachelor’s degree in physics and mathematics from Brown University, and sits on the Board of Directors of Burgiss.