Saran Mishra is an Asset Allocation Research Specialist in Mesirow Fiduciary Solutions. He is responsible for leading research initiatives in strategic asset allocation and capital market assumptions. He develops and implements quantitative financial models and portfolio optimization techniques, interacting with clients on specific research deliverables. 

Saran joined Mesirow in 2023 and has experience in experience in pricing models, factor models, risk analysis, multivariate statistics, portfolio optimization, time series methods, and various kinds of machine learning and deep learning algorithms. Prior to joining Mesirow, he worked in financial software development within the fixed income market.

Saran earned a Bachelors of Science in Economics from the Daniels School of Business, Purdue University and a Post-Baccalaureate in Mathematics from Northwestern University. He also earned a Masters of Engineering in Systems Engineering and a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Virginia.