Our Founding Team
Our founding team has unparalleled combined skills in economics, finance, quantitative strategies and artificial intelligence.
Alexander Denev
CEO and Head of R&D
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- Former Head of Artificial Intelligence for Deloitte LLP, Financial Services.
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- Former Head of Quantitative Research & Advanced Analytics at IHS Markit.
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- Co-authored the books “The Book of Alternative Data” and “Portfolio Management under Stress”.
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- Authored the book “Probabilistic Graphical Models – a New Thinking in Financial Modelling”.
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- Visiting lecturer at the University of Oxford.
Saeed Amen
CTO and Head of Data
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- 15+ years of experience in quantitative modelling across several financial institutions, (e.g. Lehman Brothers and Nomura)
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- Founder of Cuemacro, providing systematic trading strategies for major investment banks
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- Co-founder of Thalesians – a think tank of dedicated professionals with an interest in finance, economics, mathematics
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- Co-authored “The Book of Alternative Data”.
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- Visiting lecturer at Queen Mary University of London.