Frédéric Blanc-Brude, PhD is founding Chief Executive Officer of Scientific Infra & Private Assets (SIPA), an index provider specialized in private market data. He holds a PhD in Finance (King's College London) and degrees from London School of Economics, the Sorbonne, and Sciences Po Paris. He also represents EDHEC Business School on the Advisory Board of the Global Infrastructure Facility of the World Bank, and sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Alternative Investments and the Journal of Private Market Investing.