Mr. Espinosa is a vice president and quantitative research analyst in the Newport Beach office, focusing on systematic quantitative equities. He designs quant equity models and portfolios that are the foundation of PIMCO’s quant equity strategy. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2015, he was head of equity research at Grupo Security, a Chilean financial conglomerate, where he was responsible for equity valuation and allocation strategies. He has 14 years of investment experience and holds a Ph.D. in business administration from the University of California at Berkeley, as well as a master's degree in financial economics and an undergraduate degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.