Cliff Asness is a prominent American hedge fund manager, known as the co-founder, Managing Principal, and Chief Investment Officer of AQR Capital Management. Prior to establishing AQR, he served as a Managing Director and Director of Quantitative Research for the Asset Management Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. His work at AQR and his previous roles have centered on a quantitative approach to investment management.
Asness's academic background significantly shaped his career.