Carl Bacon is chairman of StatPro Group Plc., in London, having joined the company in April 2000.  The company develops and markets specialist middle office reporting software to the asset management industry.  Carl also runs his own consultancy business, providing advice to asset managers on various risk and performance measurement issues.  Prior to joining StatPro, Carl was Director of Risk Control and Performance at Foreign & Colonial Management Ltd, Vice President Head of Performance (Europe) for JP Morgan Investment Management Inc., and Head of Performance for Royal Insurance, Asset Management.  He holds a B.Sc. Hons. in Mathematics from Manchester University and is a member of the U.K. Investment Performance Committee (U.K.IPC), the European Investment Performance Committee (EIPC) and the Investment Performance Council (IPC).  An original GIPS committee member, Carl also chairs the IPC Verification Sub-Committee and is a member of the Advisory Board of The Journal of Performance Measurement.

Journal Interview- Carl Bacon