David Mascio

Clinical Associate Professor at University of Florida

Speaker

Dr. David A. Mascio is a seasoned financial economist, an academic and quantitative strategist with over twenty-five years of experience designing and managing sophisticated investment solutions bridging rigorous financial-economic research with real-world portfolio management. David is the Founder and Managing Partner of Della Parola, where he has developed systematic multi-asset strategies leveraging advanced statistical techniques and sentiment analysis to deliver consistent, risk-adjusted returns for institutional investors, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. Earlier in his career, he served as the Chief Investment Officer at a major trust bank, where he pioneered quantitative overlay programs and established robust risk-management frameworks.
David is Clinical Associate Professor and the Executive Director of the FinTech Research Center at the University of Florida. He participates in cutting-edge research in AI-driven investment models and mentors emerging financial analyst as the Faculty Director of the Masters of Science in Finance and Technology program in the Warrington College of Business. He is co-authoring two textbooks in Natural Language Processing & Gen AI and Financial Modeling. He is an active contributor to peer-reviewed academic journals, and is a frequent speaker, moderator and panelist at industry conferences. He holds a PhD in Finance, an MBA, and a BA in Economics.