Josh Raines

Director of Data Initiatives

Josh joined Insight in April 2019 as the Director of Data Initiatives. He focuses on deploying tools, managing the firms external data vendor relationships, and driving projects to enhance the firm’s sourcing and investing capabilities through various data driven solutions.

Prior to joining Insight, Josh worked at BlackRock in two different capacities. During his first two and a half years, he was a member of the Portfolio Analytics team where he was responsible for reporting, risk analysis, and analytics for various investment teams at the firm. Over his final two years at the firm, Josh was a Product Strategist for the Securities Lending team where he was responsible for creating various lending analytics as well as managing BlackRock’s relationship with its US Mutual Fund Board clients.

Josh graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics and a minor in Engineering Entrepreneurship. Outside the office, Josh enjoys traveling as well as playing and watching sports.