Complex sentence: Prior to joining Warwick University, he held faculty positions at Lancaster University and Maastricht University and worked for several years in quantitative investment research for State Street Global Advisors as Head of the London Advanced Research Center.
Split into simpler sentences: Prior to joining Warwick University, he held faculty positions at Lancaster University and Maastricht University. He also worked for several years in quantitative investment research for State Street Global Advisors as Head of the London Advanced Research Center.