Hamish Preston

Hamish Preston is Director, U.S. Equity Indices at S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI). Hamish is responsible for providing insights and thought leadership on S&P DJI’s U.S. equity index suite, including the S&P 500® and The Dow®, and he assists with the development of new benchmarks for market participants and promotes their potential applications. He is also a frequent contributor to financial media outlets.

Prior to his current role, Hamish worked in Global Research & Design at S&P DJI, where he was responsible for conceptualization, research, and design covering global strategy, factor-based, alternative beta, and thematic equity indices. Previously, Hamish worked in Index Investment Strategy at S&P DJI, providing research and commentary on the entire S&P DJI product set, including U.S. and global equities, commodities, fixed income, and economic indices.

Hamish is a CFA charterholder, holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the London School of Economics, and graduated with distinction from the University of Birmingham with a master’s degree in financial economics.