Mamadou-Abou Sarr is the Co-Founder and President of V-Square Quantitative Management, a Chicago-based global investment firm specializing in financial innovation and sustainable investing. With over two decades of experience in asset management, he has held leadership roles at institutions such as Northern Trust Asset Management, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, Amundi, and Citi, operating across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.   Sarr holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Université Paris-Saclay and a master's in international project management from ESCP Business School in Paris. He is a Certified Investment Fund Director (CIFD) and has contributed to numerous professional and academic journals, including the Journal of Portfolio Management and Environmental Finance.