Michael Edesess is an accomplished mathematician and economist with experience in the investment, energy, and sustainable development fields. He is a senior research fellow in the Centre for Systems Informatics Engineering at City University of Hong Kong, principal and chief strategist of DC-based Compendium Finance, research associate of the EDHEC–Risk Institute, and consultant at two Hong Kong–based think tanks. He authored "The Big Investment Lie (Berrett-Koehler, 2007)" and coauthored "The 3 Simple Rules of Investing" (Berrett-Koehler 2014), and writes regularly for the online journal Advisor Perspectives. He was a founding partner and chief economist of the Lockwood Financial Group until its 2002 sale to The Bank of New York. Previously a consultant and provider of mathematical computer systems to institutional investors, Dr. Edesess worked with several of the largest banking and consulting firms. He has taught courses in finance, energy and environmental economics, mathematics, statistics and simulation at seven universities. He has been interviewed on radio and TV and published in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, the Journal of Portfolio Management, and Technology Review. In addition to his work in investments, Dr. Edesess has performed research in renewable energy and has been active on nonprofit boards, chairing three organization boards focusing on energy efficiency, environmental issues, and sustainable development. Dr. Edesess holds a bachelor’s degree from MIT and a Ph.D. in pure mathematics from Northwestern University.