Dr. Kathryn Kaminski is a renowned expert in managed futures and trend-following strategies, serving as Chief Research Strategist at AlphaSimplex Group. With a Ph.D. from MIT and years of experience in alternative investments, Dr. Kaminski has become a global authority on using managed futures as a key tool for volatility mitigation and inflation protection. She has been instrumental in explaining the role of divergent and convergent strategies in institutional portfolios, emphasizing their capacity to generate "crisis alpha" during periods of market distress. Her research and insights continue to shape how institutional investors approach hedge strategies in the face of economic uncertainty.