Steve Johnson

About Steve Johnson

A versatile leader who has been able to apply his depth of technical experience with a breadth of market knowledge to solve a diverse set of business challenges. Cross asset knowledge with both buy- and sell-side experience and a unique blend of front- and back-office perspectives. Product delivery achievements across the investment lifecycle (quantitative & fundamental research, portfolio construction, trading & execution, valuation & risk ).Technical SummaryIn the execution of the deliverables below I have been deeply responsible for the technology direction. Throughout my tenure at the below firms this has included roles across the spectrum from hands on development & architecture, team leadership, client engagement management, to production support.In these capacities I have worked with a vast variety or programming/scripting languages ( C++, C, C#, Java, Python, Perl, R, Matlab.) in most major operating system environments ( Linux/Windows/Mac/Mobile ). This includes deploying solutions both to local data centers as well as the cloud ( Proprietary/Google/AWS.)These applications also involved a diverse set of data requirements both for reporting and persistence. In this capacity I have also worked intimately with most major relational database systems ( Sybase, MSSQL, MySQL.) as well as many of the newer \"noSQL\" systems ( Casandra, MongoDB, Redis.)In addition to the many propriety or commercial applications I have developed throughout the years ( Order & Execution Management, Risk, Legal & Compliance ) I have also integrated or worked with a number of off the shelf commercial applications, analytics and data.( RiskMetrics, Barra, Axioma, Point, Bloomberg, Reuters, Imagine, Murex, Redi, Charles River, etc.)

Experience

1. Managing Director, Head of Analytics Engineering

   MSCI Inc.

   Nov 2025 — Present · Norman, OK, US

   Leading engineering strategy and execution for MSCI\'s mission-critical Analytics products. Responsible for overall technology direction, architecture, and innovation across the Analytics product line, working closely with cross-functional teams including product management, research, and operations.

Education

• University of Oklahoma

  B.A., Philosophy

  1995 — 1998

• University of Oklahoma

  Graduate Study ( not completed ), Philosophy

  2002 — 2005

• DePaul University

  Graduate Study ( not complete ), Computational Finance

  2006 — 2009

Skills

• Perl
• Equities
• Hedge Funds
• Software Development
• Python
• Trading Systems
• Options
• Market Risk
• Derivatives
• Java
• Quantitative Finance
• Portfolio Management
• Capital Markets
• Fixed Income
• Financial Engineering
• Risk Management
• Financial Risk
• Asset Management