Stephen Blyth
Stephen Blyth | |
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Principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office October 2022 | |
Preceded by | Alan Rusbridger |
President and CEO of the Harvard Management Company | |
In office January 2015 – July 2016 | |
Preceded by | Jane Mendillo |
Succeeded by | N. P. Narvekar |
Personal details | |
Born | Stephen James Blyth |
Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge Harvard University |
Stephen James Blyth is a British mathematician and academic. Since October 2022, he has been Principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.[1] He had been Professor of the Practice of Statistics at Harvard University since 2012,[2][3] and was also chief executive officer of the Harvard Management Company between January 2015 and July 2016.[4][5]
Biography
Blyth matriculated into Christ's College, Cambridge, in 1985 to study the Mathematical Tripos.[6] He graduated with a first class honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree,[6] and was the 3rd wrangler in that year.[1] He then moved to the United States, where he studied statistics at Harvard University.[3] He was awarded a Master of Arts (AM) degree in 1989.[7] His doctoral dissertation was titled "Local Regression Coefficients and the Correlation Curve" and his advisor was Kjell Doksum.[8] His Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree was awarded in 1992.[8]
After graduating with his PhD, he returned to England and was a lecturer in the Department of Mathematics at Imperial College London from 1992 to 1994.[4][7] He then moved into the financial industry, working at HSBC, Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank.[2][7] In 2006, he returned to Harvard University where he joined the faculty.[3] He taught statistics in the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences,[4] rising to become Professor of the Practice of Statistics in 2012.[3] He also worked with the Harvard Management Company (HMC) which manages Harvard University's endowment and related financial assets.[4] By 2014, he was managing director and head of public markets.[4] In September 2014, he was announced as the next president and chief executive officer of the Harvard Management Company:[4] he took up the post on 1 January 2015.[9] He took medical leave from 23 May 2016,[5] and stepped down as CEO on 27 July 2016.[5]
In December 2021, Blyth was announced as the next Principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.[2][6] He took up the post on 1 October 2022 and was installed during a service in the College Chapel on 7 October 2022.[1]
Selected works
- Blyth, Stephen (2013). Introduction to Quantitative Finance. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199666591.
References
- ^ a b c "Professor Stephen Blyth takes up Principalship of LMH". Lady Margaret Hall. University of Oxford. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Prof Stephen Blyth elected to be next Principal of LMH". Lady Margaret Hall. University of Oxford. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d Shephard, Neil (13 December 2021). "Professor Stephen Blyth appointed Principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford". Department of Statistics. Harvard University. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Mitchell, Stephanie (24 September 2014). "Stephen Blyth to lead Harvard Management Company". The Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b c Rosenberg, John S. (27 July 2016). "Stephen Blyth Resigns from Harvard Management Company". Harvard Magazine. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Professor Stephen Blyth elected next Principal of LMH". Christ's College. University of Cambridge. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Stephen Blyth Professor of the Practice in Statistics". Department of Statistics. Harvard University. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Stephen Blyth". The Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Harvard Management Company Leader Takes Medical Leave". Harvard Magazine. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
Business positions | ||
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Preceded by | CEO of Harvard Management Company January 2015 to July 2016 | Succeeded by N. P. Narvekar |
Academic offices | ||
Preceded by | Principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford October 2022 to present | Incumbent |
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