Mathematics + Physics
Double degree at Universidad Complutense de Madrid; final mathematics project graded 10/10.
Investment risk · quantitative analysis · data and AI
I like understanding difficult systems —and making them useful.
I’m Alfonso Palomares Berbel. I work in investment risk in Zürich, with a background in mathematics and physics. My work spans markets, quantitative analysis, data, software, and AI.
Current focus
What I am working on
Four things occupying most of my attention at the moment.
01 Investment risk · Data
Building modern risk infrastructure
A governed Snowflake foundation for investment-risk monitoring, reusable analytics, and an AI risk agent—built within a wider professional project.
Explore ↗ 02 Independent product · AI
Thorax
A multilingual training and coaching platform I built from product concept to production across web, iOS, and Android.
Explore ↗ 03 AI · Analytical systems
Building AI-native analytical systems
Structured data, deterministic tools, and language models working together to investigate analytical questions.
Explore ↗ 04 Mathematics · Research
Investigating the GMM conjecture
Personal research into an open irreducibility problem involving a deceptively simple family of Fibonacci polynomials.
Explore ↗Education & credentials
Mathematics, markets, and systems.
The education, credentials, and technical work behind the rest of the site.
Financial markets + CFA
Master’s in Stock and Financial Markets at IEB; CFA charterholder.
Software + systems
Python, SQL, Snowflake, automation, analytical tools, and Thorax shipped across web, iOS, and Android.
Selected experience
Credit, markets, quantitative risk, and analytical systems.
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Investment Risk Manager
Vontobel
Investment risk & analytical systems
Investment risk across funds, quantitative analysis, data, automation, and AI-assisted analytical tools.
Quantitative & risk management
Partners Group
Quantitative risk
Quantitative risk work spanning FX hedging, Python automation, and SQL-backed analytical tools for live processes.
Credit, treasury & markets
Banca March
Markets & credit
Credit and markets work across fixed income, commercial paper, derivatives, and FX, alongside Python and SQL automation.
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