Dr. Gregory Pelts Director Global Analytics & Financial Engineering Scotiabank

QuantVision 2026: Fordham’s Quantitative Conference

Dr. Gregory Pelts has been working in the financial industry for over a decade. He completed his training in mathematics and physics at the St Petersburg State University and the Steklov Mathematical Institute in Russia. He received his second Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from the Rockefeller University in New York. Gregory has authored a number of publications and given presentations in theoretical physics and quantitative finance. Gregory is currently employed by Scotia Bank. Prior to that, he worked for Wells Fargo, BlackRock , Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns and Dresdner-Kleinwort-Benson. Gregory focuses on applications of group theoretical methods to problems in quantitative finance, in particular, stochastic interest rates, stochastic volatility, and credit risk.

QuantVision 2026: Fordham’s Quantitative Conference
Dr. Gregory Pelts Director Global Analytics & Financial Engineering Scotiabank



