New York, March 31, 2026 – The FutureX awards, recognizing innovators shaping the future of cross-asset investing, were announced during the drink’s reception of Future Alpha 2026 in New York, including winners from Berenberg, New York Life Investment Management, and Lombard Odier Investment Management.

The awards celebrate individuals driving breakthroughs across investment performance, technology, risk management and talent development in the global investment industry.

This year’s awards featured four categories:

• AlphaX – recognizing investors who consistently generate alpha across market cycles, from stable markets to periods of volatility.
• TechX – celebrating pioneers using advanced technology to build faster, smarter and more predictive investment systems.
• RiskX – highlighting leaders who demonstrate exceptional command of portfolio risk, engineering structural resilience as well as protecting downside.
• TalentX – recognising individuals who cultivate and develop exceptional investment talent through cultures of curiosity, collaboration and intellectual rigour.

Award recipients were nominated by industry peers, with winners and runners-up selected by the Future Alpha advisory board.

The 2026 awards received nominations from across global asset managers, hedge funds, banks and sell-side divisions, trading firms and technology providers.

AlphaX award

• Winner: Ioana Boier, Global Head of Capital Markets Strategy, NVIDIA
• Runner-up: Bryan Kelly, Head of Machine Learning, AQR Capital Management

RiskX award

• Winner: Oliver Scharping, Portfolio Manager – Merger Arbitrage, Berenberg
• Runner-up: Glen Wolyner, COO and President, Northstar Risk Corp

“This nomination speaks to the importance of bridging traditional private bank wisdom with next generation AI tools and data; it’s encouraging to see an industry award spotlighting the kind of forward looking thinking that will define the next decade of investment management.” Oliver Scharping, Portfolio Manager – Merger Arbitrage, Berenberg.

TechX award

• Winner: Budha Bhattacharya, Head of Systematic Research, Lombard Odier Investment Managers
• Runner-up: Stefan Schlamp, Head of Quantitative Analytics, Deutsche Börse

“Honoured to be recognised in the TechX category at Future Alpha. The nomination reflects the collective effort at LOIM to rethink what systematic research should look like for this century—building on more than two centuries of history while embracing new technology frontiers. The team has been developing intelligent data quality agents, advanced data retrieval agents, enhancing our state of the art systematic research platform, enhancing forward looking factor models and structuring innovative investment solutions for clients. This work has already led to patent filings and several forthcoming publications. None of it would be possible without the exceptional colleagues who drive this progress every day. It’s a spirit of curiosity and innovation I also try to share with my students at UCL—who, in turn, continually demonstrate the art of the possible. Together, we keep pushing the frontier upwards and onwards.” Budha Bhattacharya, Head of Systematic Research, Lombard Odier Investment Managers.

“Hats off (and thank you) to Deutsche Börse for letting me get away with what I have been doing for the last 4 years. No other firm would have given me so much freedom in choosing topics, leeway in their framing, and so little corporate meddling. I hope this nomination helps to keep things as they are. My aim is to raise the average content quality which has been getting increasingly easier with the advent of AI-slop and low-effort mood affiliation & virtue signaling material online. The nomination shows that this is being appreciated.” Stefan Schlamp, Head of Quantitative Analytics, Deutsche Börse.

TalentX award

• Winner: Amrita Tiwari, Investment Analytics, New York Life Investment Management
• Runner-up: Peter Hayward, Co-Founder, Stanford Black

“Honored to be nominated at the Future X Awards and recognized alongside such an impressive group of peers. It’s an exciting time for the industry, with much to look forward to.” Amrita Tiwari, Investment Analytics, New York Life Investment Management

"This nomination means everything to me, not because of what it says about me personally, but because of what it says about the team we've built at Stanford Black. I have always been passionate about building a firm that genuinely moves the needle for the people we place, and the teams we build around them. The Hedge Fund and Quant world is rigorous. The talent bar is extraordinarily high, and the margin for error is slim. Getting it right consistently, takes a dedication to culture, mindset and craft, A genuine obsession genuine obsession of finding the right people for our clients. In an industry that too often prioritises short-term results over people. This nomination is proof that culture and performance aren't a trade-off, they're the same thing. To be recognised for that on a stage like this is genuinely humbling." Peter Hayward, Co-Founder, Stanford Black

“The FutureX awards celebrate people pushing the frontier of investing,” said Thomas Lunn, Event Director of Future Alpha. “From AI-driven research to resilient portfolio design, this year’s winners represent the kind of thinking that will shape markets over the next decade.”

The awards were presented during the opening reception of Future Alpha 2026, held in New York from March 31 to April 1, bringing together a global community of quantitative investors, portfolio managers, risk leaders and trading technologists.