

Andrew DeMond
Head of Analytics Research Platform and Governance at MSCI, focused on analytics platforms, model governance, and the operational integration of AI into investment and risk workflows.
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Mar 12, 2026 • 24min
AI Is Rewriting Risk — Are You Ready?
Andrew DeMond, head of analytics research platform and governance at MSCI, focuses on model governance and AI in risk workflows. Hitendra Varsani, head of equity index R&D at MSCI, drives AI-powered index innovation. They discuss AI compressing workflows from weeks to minutes, agentic systems automating multi-step tasks, risks from model concentration, and the need to tie models to firm data for reliable, auditable outputs.


