Herb Blank is Senior Quantitative Strategist and Chief Blogger (Blog.ValuEngine.com) for ValuEngine, a leading provider of quantitative reports and analysis for US and Canadian Equities and ETFs.

During the past 35 years Herb has been involved in quantitative risk management, ESG modeling, ETF product development, portfolio management, product strategy, and business development.  Additionally, Herb heads the Product Strategy consultancy at Global Finesse LLC, a 10-year consulting firm serving the FinTech and investment industries.

Among his noteworthy accomplishments, Herb was the first portfolio manager of ETFs in the US, managing nine country-index ETFs for Deutsche Bank in 1996.  He later assisted in the launches of iShares and GLD with consulting firm QED International.  Other career stops have included S-Network Global Indexes, Rapid Ratings and Value Line.  Herb is a frequently published author in investment journals.  He holds an MBA from NYU Stern and a BA in Mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania.