Galina Alova is Deputy Head of HSBC Asset Management’s Innovation and Quant Lab, a cross-asset-class hub that delivers customised, AI-driven investment research and products for clients. She leads a high-performing team of data scientists and quantitative analysts. With nearly 15 years’ experience spanning data science, thematic and sustainable investing, and research, Galina has been applying AI to complex problems well before it became mainstream. She holds a PhD focused on using machine learning to predict energy transition patterns and previously led quantitative research for sustainable investing at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, including advanced climate analytics for institutional clients.