Skip to content
    1. Overview
    2. Alternative Managers
    3. Consultants
    4. Corporations
    5. Family Offices
    6. Financial Advisors
    7. Financial Institutions
    8. Individuals & Families
    9. Insurance Companies
    10. Investment Managers
    11. Nonprofits
    12. Pension Funds
    13. Sovereign Entities
  1. Contact Us
  2. Search
  3. Client Login

Michael Hunstad, Ph.D.

Deputy Chief Investment Officer & Chief Investment Officer of Global Equities

Biography

About Michael

Michael Hunstad is deputy chief investment officer and chief investment officer of global equities for Northern Trust Asset Management. Michael is a member of the Asset Management Executive Group and has oversight of all equity portfolio management, research and trading activities including quantitative, index and tax-advantaged strategies. Additionally, he assists with the development of investment vision, strategy portfolio construction and risk management framework for the firm’s broad investment platform.

Previously, Michael was Head of Quantitative Strategies where he was responsible for leading Northern Trust Asset Management’s factor based research, portfolio management and product development programs. Before joining Northern Trust, he was head of research at Breakwater Capital, an algorithmic trading firm and hedge fund. Prior to that role, he was head of quantitative asset allocation at Allstate Investments, LLC and a quantitative analyst with a long-short equity hedge fund.

Michael has also served as an adjunct professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Michael holds a Ph.D. in mathematics, an MBA in finance, an M.A. in econometrics and a bachelor's degree in economics.

Driven by purpose, guided by humility.

Learn About Our People

Recent Insights featuring Mike

Slide 1 of 3
  • Why Returns of Similar Growth and Low Volatility Indexes Varied So Widely
    MarketScape
    Save to bookmark

    Why Returns of Similar Growth and Low Volatility Indexes Varied So Widely

    The divergence of performance last year among supposedly similar indexes may surprise some investors. We analyze what happened.
    View Now
    Save to bookmark
  • The Case for Separating China from Emerging Market Index Investments
    MarketScape
    Save to bookmark

    The Case for Separating China from Emerging Market Index Investments

    China’s stock market has not only underperformed most other emerging markets over the past decade, it is now distinctly different from them. Investors may want to consider China separately.
    View Now
    Save to bookmark
  • How to Reconcile Dueling Outlooks for U.S. Earnings
    MarketScape
    Save to bookmark

    How to Reconcile Dueling Outlooks for U.S. Earnings

    Amid dueling forecasts, we anticipate a slight adjustment in the U.S. equity margins. Gain clarity from Deputy CIO and CIO of Global Equities Michael Hunstad, Ph.D. as he discusses current conditions.
    View Now
    Save to bookmark
  • 1 / 3