Matthew Millar is a Sr. Quantitative Analyst at Hubbard Decision Research. Mr. Millar has used Applied Information Economics and his background in quantitative finance to assist clients across a diverse array of industries – including finance, oil & gas, commercial real estate, internet security, and pharmaceuticals; as well as in more boutique applications, such as agricultural research in the developing world and measuring the benefit of standards to the insurance industry. At HDR, he is also responsible for leading day to day operations, training, and leading client educational workshops and webinars.

Prior to joining HDR, Mr. Millar was a portfolio manager for the hedge fund Armored Wolf, managing a percentage of the funds and working directly with the CIO. Contributing both through direct returns and also through his improvements in the risk analytics system, Mr. Millar helped to build assets and analytic metrics for the hedge fund and associated mutual fund products. Mr. Millar’s work at the hedge fund was quantitatively driven, from algorithmic trading systems to building a model to track volatility and correlations among managers in the firm. Mr. Millar was commonly cited in commodity related articles for Reuters, and was a popular commentator for financialsense.com

Prior to his work in the financial field, Mr. Millar was a musician, playing cello for the Seattle Symphony and Seattle Opera. He has a Master of Science degree in Economics from the University of Oregon, where he specialized in monetary policy, econometrics, and the role of crude oil in the US economy.