John M. Gipson

Dr. John M.
Gipson is a Vice President at Alpha Analytics Investment Group LLC.
He developed his investment philosophy during his career as a scientist.
Dr. Gipson believes that emotions often play too large a role in deciding when, how and where to invest.
The best shield against making decisions colored by emotions, he says, is to bring quantitative techniques to the process.
After receiving a PhD in Theoretical Physics from Yale University in 1982, Dr. Gipson served on the faculty of Virginia Polytech and subsequently worked at NASA. This background gave him the ability to apply mathematical and statistical techniques to analyze and solve real-world problems Dr. Gipson's varied scientific and engineering career has had a profound influence on his investment philosophy.
He began applying scientific knowledge to finance and investments when making his own investment decisions.
In 1998, he began providing Alpha Analytics with "financial engineering" advice based on quantitative analysis.
In 1999, he became a Vice President witht he firm.
Dr. Gipson developed Alpha Analytics proprietary quantitative investment model.
He works in the Silver Springs, Maryland regional office of Alpha Analytics.