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Richard Rikoski
Chief Economist,
Democracy Investments
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Dr. Richard Rikoski is the chief economist of Democracy Investments and has developed a democracy weighted international equity index that tilts investment toward democracies and away from authoritarian states. He is also a marine robotics entrepreneur and a leading data scientist with 20+ years of experience in developing probabilistic algorithms. Dr. Rikoski received the first PhD in marine robotics from MIT and holds a BS in mechanical engineering and economics from Carnegie Mellon University.
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Trillions are now tracking international indices that have significantly allocated more and more to authoritarian countries over time. In this session, Julie Cane and Dr. Richard Rikoski discuss current trends in The Economist's Democracy Index, how country now matters in the construction of international portfolios, and why passive international index investing needs to change.
Richard Rikoski
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