Our Team

Experienced professionals dedicated to strategic asset navigation

Built on Experience, Driven by Innovation

AssetNavigation Online emerged from a simple observation: traditional portfolio management tools were failing to capture the complexity of modern markets. In 2020, our founding team brought together decades of institutional experience with cutting-edge analytical frameworks to create a platform that bridges theory and practice.

Today, we serve investment professionals who demand more than conventional wisdom. Our team combines quantitative rigor with practical market experience, developing frameworks that work in real portfolio implementations, not just academic papers.

We believe strategic asset direction requires both analytical sophistication and behavioral discipline. Our platform embodies this philosophy, providing tools that enhance decision quality while maintaining the human judgment essential to successful investing.

Leadership Team

Team member 1

Elena Martinsson

Chief Investment Officer

Elena brings 18 years of institutional portfolio management experience, previously serving as Head of Multi-Asset Strategy at a European pension fund managing €12 billion. She pioneered risk parity frameworks adapted for low-rate environments and specializes in regime-based allocation models. Elena holds a PhD in Financial Economics from LSE and is a CFA charterholder.

Team member 2

Sarah Chen

Director of Quantitative Research

Sarah leads our analytical development, focusing on directional tools and risk zone mapping. With a background in statistical arbitrage at proprietary trading firms, she applies machine learning techniques to regime detection and correlation forecasting. Her research on volatility term structure has been published in leading finance journals. Sarah earned her MS in Computational Finance from Carnegie Mellon.

Team member 3

Marcus Aldridge

Head of Risk Management

Marcus oversees our risk frameworks and stress testing methodologies. His career includes senior risk roles at global investment banks and hedge funds, where he developed tail-risk hedging strategies and liquidity stress protocols. He specializes in translating complex risk metrics into actionable portfolio insights. Marcus is a Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and holds an MBA from INSEAD.

Team member 4

Sophia Bergström

Director of Client Solutions

Sophia ensures our frameworks translate into practical implementations for diverse client needs. With experience advising family offices and institutional investors across asset allocation and manager selection, she bridges analytical insights and operational realities. Her expertise includes tax-efficient portfolio construction and behavioral coaching. Sophia is a Certified Financial Planner and CAIA charterholder.

Team member 5

Daniel Kovač

Chief Technology Officer

Daniel architects the technical infrastructure powering our analytical platform. His background includes building trading systems for high-frequency firms and developing risk engines for asset managers. He focuses on scalable data pipelines, real-time analytics, and intuitive user interfaces that make sophisticated tools accessible. Daniel holds degrees in Computer Science and Financial Engineering from ETH Zurich.

Our Principles

🎯 Precision Over Complexity

Sophisticated analysis should yield clear insights, not convoluted outputs. We prioritize frameworks that enhance decision quality without unnecessary complication.

📊 Evidence-Based Innovation

New methodologies must demonstrate robust performance across market cycles and economic regimes before implementation. Theory without empirical validation is academic exercise.

⚖️ Risk-Aware Optimization

Return targets without explicit risk constraints lead to fragile portfolios. We embed risk management into strategy design, not as an afterthought.

🔄 Adaptive Frameworks

Markets evolve, rendering static approaches obsolete. Our methodologies incorporate feedback mechanisms that maintain effectiveness as conditions change.