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Guido Baltussen serves as the global head of quantitative strategies at Northern Trust Asset Management, where he oversees business development, research, innovation, and thought leadership initiatives. He previously led the firm’s international quantitative teams across Europe, the Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions as head of quantitative strategies, international.

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