Alex Lurye is Head of Global Portfolio Construction and Risk at Citadel. The Portfolio Construction Group is an independent function engaged in Citadel’s risk measurement, monitoring and management both within and across the firm's businesses. Mr. Lurye chairs Citadel’s Portfolio Committee and advises in determining risk tolerance levels for the strategies, businesses, and the funds as a whole. Prior to joining Citadel in 2001, Mr. Lurye established and headed Global FX Structured Products group at Credit Lyonnais. He began his career in the FX Derivatives Trading and quantitative research areas at Lehman Brothers and Warburg Dillon Read. Mr. Lurye holds a bachelor’s degree from Polytechnic University and an MBA from New York University.