Jacques joined AQR Capital Management at its inception in 1998 and is Head of Global Stock Selection. Prior to joining AQR Capital Management, Jacques worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. as an Associate in the Asset Management Division's Quantitative Equity Group. There, he was a member of the portfolio management team, developing and researching quantitative stock selection strategies used to manage over $10 billion in institutional separate accounts and retail mutual funds. Prior to joining Goldman, Jacques was in the Ph.D. program in Applied Mathematics at the University of Washington, where his research interests ranged from mathematical physics to quantitative methods for sports handicapping. He received an MS in Applied Mathematics from the University of Washington and a BS in Applied Mathematics from Brown University.