The IA Institute is an affiliation of experienced portfolio managers, risk managers, and quantitative professionals whose research is shared at seminars and working dinners attended by IA clients and friends. The Institute was founded in 2002 and is headed by J. Richard Zecher. Ideas generated by the IA Institute Fellows have proven useful to IA clients in their businesses and have also led to enhancements and innovations in IA service offerings. The Institute works closely with clients to set its research agenda and to expand IA services. As an IA client you have direct access to this cutting-edge research, technical excellence, and continuous innovation.