Consultancy & Software
 Dr. Tom Weidig
Dr Tom Weidig is the founder of QuantExperts and an expert in quantitative and risk issues in the venture capital / private equity industry. He wrote the first book on managing private equity fund investments together with Ulrich Grabenwarter. Dr Weidig has also published several academic articles on private equity funds, funds of funds and the impact of the new Basle Accord. His study The Risk Profile of Private Equity has been publicised and endorsed by the European Venture Capital Association, and translated into German and French. He successfully passed the level 1 and 2 CFA exams. He holds a Master of Science in Theoretical Physics from Imperial College London and a PhD from the University of Durham. He was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Manchester, and a visiting researcher at Trinity College, University of Cambridge. Leaving physics behind, he then worked as a risk analyst in derivatives for the US investment bank Bear Stearns in London. He also worked for the European Investment Fund researching and modelling private equity funds.
Responsible for coding
 Dr. Mark Hale
Mark Hale is the chief software developer of the PrivateQuant expert system. He has long-term experience in Java implementation and numerical methods. Dr Hale has a Master of Science in physics from Imperial College London, and a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Durham. He has been a post-doctoral researcher at Queen Mary College London, and currently works in the software industry.
External Advisors
Dr. Andreas Kemmerer
Andreas Kemmerer cooperated on joint research projects resulting in articles on the private equity industry. He is currently an investment manager at KfW. Dr Kemmerer got his PhD on the venture capital industry at the Centre for Financial Studies, University of Frankfurt under the supervision of Prof Wahrenburg. He holds a Master Diploma in Finance from the University of Frankfurt. He worked for Haarman & Hemmelrath as an associate in corporate finance and audit. He did internships at Dresdner and Direct Funding Inc, a mortgage company based in Florida.
Dr. Berend Feddersen CFA
Berend Feddersen cooperated on the development and marketing of the PrivateQuant expert system. He is currently a senior investment manager at HSH Nordbank. Dr Feddersen was an associate at McKinsey&Company and worked for Accenture Germany as an IT consultant. He has a PhD in turbulence physics from the ETH Zurich, and holds a Diploma in theoretical physics from the University of Hamburg and an International Diploma in Physics from Imperial College London.
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