Michael Sury is the Managing Director of the Center for Analytics & Transformative Technology; Director of the Financial Analytics track of the MS Business Analytics program at UT Austin; and is an award-winning professor who has taught at both the undergraduate and graduate levels for over 15 years. Michael began his career working in technology in 1986, building AI programs and designing intelligent systems architectures at MCC—the noted R&D firm organized by tech heavyweights including Intel, GE, Microsoft, and AMD. Michael later worked for Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. on classified projects for the DoD’s Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI); and IBM, where he taught and implemented statistical process control (SPC) and real-time analytics for manufacturing engineering across the IBM PC production line.After graduate school at the University of Chicago, he was recruited by Goldman Sachs & Co., and served in the firm’s Equities Division (Capital Markets and Equity Derivatives) and Vice President in the Investment Management Division (including serving on the PCS Asset Allocation Committee). He later led one of the nation’s top-ranked wealth management and institutional broker-dealer trading firms before ultimately selling his stake and entering academia. He has taught at the University of California, DePaul University, Santa Clara University, and now as a member of the faculty in the Department of Finance at the University of Texas. At UT, he serves as the Program Director of the Financial Analytics track within the MSBA program; is a McCombs Teaching Fellow; and serves on the Undergraduate Academic Program Committee, Rigor Committee, and the MSB Analytics Task Force.He has delivered over 80 conference speeches in the US and internationally, and appeared on all four major networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX) as well as in Bloomberg and CNBC for his insights and commentary on financial analytics and the capital markets.Former #1 ranked US Wealth Manager (Wealth Manager Magazine, 2006, 2007), Top 10 Financial Advisor by Financial Advisor Magazine (2006), #2 Wealth Manager by Bloomberg (2005); prior to retiring from the financial services industry for academia in 2008.Professional interests in Financial Analytics, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis, Quantitative Investing, Strategic Asset Allocation, Global Portfolio Optimization, Manager Selection and Performance Measurement, and Special Situations/Restructuring.