Guillamo enjoys working in professional groups and aims to create added value for companies by positioning himself as a liaison between Quants and Business. Improving the processes and the communication between different parties, is what gives him energy. In his free time, he enjoys travelling, listening to music, dancing and he likes to play and watch football.
David has worked in culturally diverse teams for most of his career. He is passionate about the development of young professionals and helps them find their personal and professional purpose.
He has extensive experience in setting up internal models for valuation and hedging of complex structured products, insurance liabilities and economic capital, design and implementation of (longevity) hedge programs and the pricing and structuring of all forms of retirement savings products. David has been involved in many strategic de-risking projects including M&A.
David holds a Ph.D. in quantitative economics from the University of Amsterdam, actively participates in academic research and is a member of the advisory board of the Amsterdam School of Economics. His spare time is devoted to his wife and two kids and spending time in the gym or on a bike.
Diederick graduated in Econometrics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. During his studies, he was involved in entrepreneurship related courses and he specialized in Quantitative Finance.
Before founding VB Advisory, he worked at a consultancy firm and for a number of large insurance companies, where he was involved in financial modelling, the design of quantitative tooling, (sports) data-analytics and the validation of quantitative models.
In his free time, he takes an active part in multiple sports including football, partakes in voluntary work (e.g. supporting children with autism) and enjoys visiting major sports events.
During his semester abroad at the Bocconi University in Milan he followed courses in Derivatives and Equity Portfolio Management. Whilst working as a developer for an Asset Management company in London, he developed a strong affinity with the investment business. Koen gets a kick out of solving complex problems using his strong skills in programming, statistics and analytics, especially in the field of finance. He enjoys working as part of a team, is eager to learn new skills and constantly works towards self-improvement.
During his free time, he enjoys sports in general, particularly football and snowboarding. He also likes to keep up with all the newest technological developments.
In her free time, she enjoys staying up to date on the latest events and developments in social media and marketing. She also likes to watch all kinds of sports and is an active waterpolo player!
In his free time, he enjoys staying up to date on the latest developments in social media and marketing, graphic design and is an active indoor footballer.
Over the years he has successfully collaborated within international, regulatory driven and complex client stakeholder environments. Marcel is used to work closely with key stakeholders in scoping new project opportunities, identifying appropriate consultants and providing ongoing support throughout engagements to ensure a successful and smooth delivery. In his spare time, he loves being with his wife and two daughters, he enjoys playing a regular game of Basketball and loves exploring the wonderous world of wine(making).
During his studies he acquired an affinity for analytical problem solving and programming. He has utilized this working both externally, on Basel IV and IBOR projects for large banks within the Netherlands, and internally, on eSports and Cryptocurrency projects.
Koen holds a wide variety of interests and particularly enjoys ventures involving teamwork. Self-improvement is important to him and he is always looking to add new skills to his own portfolio. He often spends his free time in the gym or playing football and he relishes staying up to date with the latest developments in eSports.
Rachel enjoys to create solidarity within groups, like she did during her study through committee’s e.g organizing a study trip. Rachel likes to meet new challenges since this is an opportunity to improve herself and learn new things. During her spare time, she likes to be with family, going to the gym and dancing.
During his studies he further developed his analytical skills by working for a company active in sports data analytics. Remco likes solving complex (business) problems using data and his strong problem-solving, programming and data analytics skills. He enjoys working together and believes the best solutions to business problems require a team effort.
Remco is always looking to broaden and improve his skillset by learning new things and likes staying up to date with the latest developments in the data analytics and financial domain. In his free time he likes to watch and play all kinds of sports. Currently he mostly enjoys going to the gym and recently picked up road cycling.
Bram has an enthusiasm for financial modelling and (sports) data analytics. He is competitively and team oriented which results in him trying to motivate others and achieve the best possible result. He enjoys playing and watching football, particularly Ajax games are never missed. In his free time he enjoys playing (board) games with family and friends.
Bas enjoys working on complex financial problems and using all his skills to solve these in a comprehensible way. He always wants to learn and improve his skills. In his free time, he loves to travel, enjoys watching sports like Football or Formula 1, and playing games with his friends.
After a high-level career in volleyball, he now finds his joy in playing tennis and squash. In his free time, he always surrounds himself with either friends or family to play (board) games, watch sports or simply have a laugh and a drink. When he is alone he likes to read books, listen to podcasts, and trade cryptocurrencies.
Tariq thoroughly enjoys the group process involved in solving complex problems, which he got to experience during the interdisciplinary projects he did at Delft. He likes to analyse and dissect problems, to then use tools from statistics, engineering and his programming skills to come to durable client-specific solutions.
In his free time he likes to spend time on the football field, on the tennis court or on the squash court. He loves spending time with family or having a drink with friends.
Hans is an avid programmer, who can develop in multiple languages and likes to learn about related topics. Providing pragmatic solutions to complex problems is what he's all about. In his free time, Hans can be found on a bike or reading a book.
Monique finds self-improvement very important and is very eager to improve her skillset and learn new things. She also enjoys being part of a team where everyone can learn from each other.
In her free time she enjoys playing the accordion and piano, reading books and hanging out with her friends.
During his studies, he became enthusiastic about programming and data analysis. He likes to apply his analytical skills to solve problems and turns theoretical thinking into practical actions and solutions. He has a can-do mentality and likes to work together in order to achieve results. During his spare time, Jonathan likes to spend time with family and friends and he likes to listen to music.
During his Quantitative Finance Master at Erasmus University, he became enthusiastic about application of novel machine learning methods for solving complex financial problems that require challenging programming solutions. Currently he is writing his master thesis on the topic of application of machine learning in investing.
In his free time he enjoys playing basketball and spending time with his friends.