Dr. Ash Booth is an AI and data science thought leader.

Beginning his academic endeavours with a B.Sc. in Biomedical Science, Ash soon transitioned through bio-inspired computing to computer science and, aged 21, began his PhD in the Application of Machine Learning to Algorithmic Trade Execution at the University of Southampton.

Since then, Ash has worked a number of roles as a machine learning and data science consultant at various hedge funds and investment firms. Currently, he heads the artificial intelligence programme at HSBC’s Corporate and Institutional Digital.