Mark Hutchinson is Professor of Finance and Deputy Head of the Cork University Business School at University College Cork (UCC). From 2000 to 2002, Dr. Hutchinson traded futures, options, and cash equities at HSBC Investment Bank in London. At HSBC he was responsible for institutional market making and proprietary trading. In 2002 he joined UCC, where he has led several research teams, securing over €5 million in research funding. With researchers at Cass Business School (City University of London), Dublin City University, UCC, and the University of Miami, he founded the Centre for Investment Research, which focuses on researching investments and trading strategies. More recently he has led several fintech research projects with industry. He regularly presents his research throughout Europe and the US and has published in leading international academic and practitioner journals. He currently sits on the curriculum development committee of the CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst) Association in the US. He can be reached at m.hutchinson@ucc.ie.