HarmoniQ Insights

William Mann

Bill Mann is a seasoned expert in bridging the gap between traditional fundamental analysis and cutting-edge quantitative methodologies. His career in quantitative finance was shaped by a pivotal experience during the 2008 financial crisis at AIG, where he witnessed the dangers of emotional attachment to underperforming investments. This experience sparked his shift from Fundamental to Quantitative analytics, which led him to key roles at Bloomberg and AQR, and ultimately to eight impactful years at Two Sigma.

Throughout his tenure at quantitative hedge funds, Bill led initiatives to optimize alpha modeling throughput by spearheading collaborative research processes that integrated advanced data science and ML/AI capabilities. His unique blend of expertise, underpinned by CPA and CFA designations, enabled him to excel as an industry-specific quant fundamentals analyst, combining fundamental research with quantitative rigor.

As the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of HarmoniQ Insights, Bill now offers his clients a powerful combination of deep industry knowledge and expertise in cutting-edge technology. He empowers fundamental analysts to make confident, data-driven decisions through sophisticated statistical analysis. Leveraging his extensive experience collaborating with quantitative researchers and engineers, Bill is adept at building consensus among senior executives, guiding them to invest with confidence in transformative technologies.

When he’s not driving innovation in the finance world, Bill enjoys playing tennis or spending a day at the beach with his children.


The LLM Quant Revolution: From ChatGPT to Wall Street

Quantamental LLM Primer 3: Quality-Control 2 AI-designed Portfolios to Devise a Final Portfolio

Quantamental LLM Primer 2: Convert Sellside/Buyside Ideas into a Long/Short Alpha Capture Portfolio

Independent Insight Provider

At HarmoniQ Insights, we empower investors to enhance their investment strategies by integrating cutting-edge quantitative research processes and technologies. Our solutions provide access to leading quantitative data providers and services, tailored to align with each client’s unique goals. By bridging the gap between traditional investment approaches and advanced data-driven methods, we help clients gain a competitive edge through innovation in both process and technology.

Cross Asset Strategy

Multiple Countries / Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>A fascinating lunch discussion with LLM engineer sparked an investigation into how AI models process information through vector spaces - revealing parallel but mechanistically different biases compared to human analysts </li>
<li>Built comprehensive framework mapping traditional financial biases against their LLM counterparts - showing how things like confirmation bias manifest differently (emotional investment vs statistical pattern reinforcement)</li>
<li>Result: Effective quant research requires understanding both human AND machine biases - can't just apply traditional risk controls to LLMs. Need tailored mitigations for how biases uniquely manifest in #AI.  </li>
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A fascinating lunch discussion with LLM engineer sparked an investigation into how AI models process information through vector spaces - revealing parallel but mechanistically different biases compared to human analysts 
Built comprehensive framework mapping traditional financial biases against their LLM counterparts - showing how things like confirmation bias manifest differently (emotional investment vs statistical pattern reinforcement)
Result: Effective quant research requires understanding both human AND machine biases - can't just apply traditional risk controls to LLMs. Need tailored mitigations for how biases uniquely manifest in #AI.  


Understanding LLM Biases in Quantitative Research: From Lunch Conversation to Framework