Dr. Richard D. Bateson: Expert in Quantitative Finance, AI, and Complex Financial Markets

Dr. Richard D. Bateson is a preeminent authority on quantitative finance, artificial intelligence (AI), and systematic trading. With a unique career spanning senior hedge fund leadership and a foundational doctorate in Physics from Cambridge, he provides expert witness testimony on technically complex financial disputes.

Core Expert Specialisms:
• AI & Systematic Trading: Proprietary technology, strategy development, and performance of algorithmic and machine learning systems. I provide forensic analysis of proprietary algorithms and source code to compare and evaluate investment strategies.
• Hedge Fund & Investment Management: Governance, trading practices, valuation, and institutional standards of care.
• Financial Derivatives & Structured Products: Pricing, risk management, and market practice across asset classes.
• Complex Market Misconduct: Analysis of practices in algorithmic trading, alternative data usage, and market manipulation.

Expert Witness Experience:
Instructed as an expert since 2017 on landmark UK and US cases, including:
• Bridgewater Associates v. Tekmerion (proprietary technology misappropriation).
• The UK's first major AI/machine learning case (The Lawyer's Top 20 Cases of 2020).
• Further instructions on hedge fund IP, valuation, and shareholder disputes.

Professional Background:
Founder & CEO of Bateson Asset Management (FCA-regulated AIFM). Former Head of the $5bn AHL Dimension fund (Man Group), Managing Director at RBC, and CEO of $2bn hedge fund MGIM. Holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Cambridge University.

Publications & Authority:
Author of "Quantitative Hedge Funds" (World Scientific, 2022) and the best-selling textbook "Financial Derivative Investments" (Imperial College Press, 2011). Also authored over 25 peer-reviewed papers in top physics journals during his prior research career.
Dr. Bateson is currently preparing an updated edition of "Quantitative Hedge Funds" and is under commission to author a new book on bonds and bond markets, further extending his published authority in finance.