Wellesley, MA - January 1, 2025, Pete Martin has joined Empirical Asset Management as a Managing Director and Head of Client Portfolio Management.  As the former Head of Distribution for Diffractive Managers Group, Mr. Martin led the centralized distribution company. In addition, he led all global client relationships for institutions and financial intermediaries, and has over 33 years of industry experience. He previously served as Managing Director of Global Client Service, Chief Marketing Officer and Director of Client Portfolio Management at AlphaSimplex Group. Prior to AlphaSimplex, he served as President of Institutional Services and Head of Distribution for the Americas at Natixis Global Asset Management. Prior to joining Natixis in 2006, he was a Managing Director and National Sales Manager with Columbia Management Group. He also founded Katama Advisors, an independent investment consulting firm, and served as Regional Vice President at Fidelity Investments Institutional Brokerage Group. Mr. Martin holds a B.S in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire. He also serves as an executive advisor to Trefis, a board member and lead  investor of Work Simplr, and an advisor to Minot Mist a holistic health company, as well as past executive advisor to Quantitative Life Sciences LLC.