Duncan Robinson, MSDS, MBA, CAIA, FDP in

Duncan Robinson, MSDS, MBA, CAIA, FDP

Sharpshooter · DISC type CD
Director of AI & Optimization - Principal Research Scientist at Franklin Templeton
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

Duncan is the Director of AI & Optimization at Franklin Templeton, where he merges macroeconomic insight with quantitative innovation. A former options market-maker, he holds an MS from Northwestern University and an MBA from Purdue. Colleagues describe him as a brilliant, astute, driven, and balanced intellectual leader, known for transforming complex signals into actionable investment insights.

He is the patented inventor of an "Artificial Multispectral Metadata Generator, " a system designed to glean insights from sensitive data while protecting source data privacy.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Director of AI & Optimization - Principal Research Scientist
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Duncan shows up

Precise But Practical
Thorough Evaluator
Fast But Analytical

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Priorities

Topics Duncan cares about

AI in Investment
His current role focuses on advancing investment management through AI. He is a frequent speaker on AI and quantitative finance at industry summits like Neudata.
Quantitative Research
His background is deeply rooted in quantitative techniques, from derivatives trading to building scalable research platforms and risk regime models.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Director of AI & Optimization - Principal Research Scientist
Franklin Templeton
3-2022 - 10-2025
Director of Quantitative Insights and Data Science
Allspring Global Investments
11-2021 - 6-2022
Senior Investment Data Scientist
Allspring Global Investments
6-2018 - 11-2021
Senior Investment Data Scientist, Wells Fargo Asset Management
Wells Fargo
8-2017 - 4-2018
Senior Trader & Portfolio Manager
Budo Group
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Education
2012 - 2015
Master of Science (MS)
Northwestern University
2005 - 2006
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Purdue University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

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