Webinar

Quantamental Investing

April 23rd, 2020 11:30AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Speaker

  • Carson Boneck, CFA

    Chief Data Officer
    @Balyasny Asset Management L.P.

Moderator

  • Marta Lopata

    Chief Growth Officer
    @Thinknum Alternative Data

This webinar is brought to you by Thinknum Alternative Data and is a part of a series of global volatility virtual events featuring thought leaders in finance, machine learning and data.

During this webinar, our expert Carson Boneck will discuss the integration of quantitative and fundamental investment methodologies. Carson will also share his perspective and best practices for building data teams.

Balyasny Asset Management L.P. (BAM) founded in 2001, is an institutional investment firm dedicated to delivering consistent, uncorrelated absolute returns in all market environments.

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Speaker

  • Carson Boneck, CFA

    Chief Data Officer
    @Balyasny Asset Management L.P.

    Carson Boneck, CFA

    Chief Data Officer @Balyasny Asset Management L.P.

    Carson Boneck, CFA, is the Chief Data Officer at Balyasny Asset Management (BAM) where he is responsible for data sourcing, data science, web scraping, and data engineering across all of the firm’s strategies. Carson joined BAM as a Director of Quantitative Research in 2016, building and overseeing a research team which created systematic strategies for the firm’s discretionary Long/Short investors. Prior to BAM, Carson was the Global Head of Investment Management & Quantitative Research at S&P Global Market Intelligence (formerly Capital IQ) for eight years overseeing and founded the Capital IQ’s acclaimed Quantamental Research team. For ten years prior, Carson was a Quantitative Researcher, specializing in listed equities, at several sell-side firms. He began his career in management consulting specializing in company valuation, corporate finance, and M&A advisory. Carson is an Indiana University graduate and a CFA Charterholder.

Moderator

  • Marta Lopata

    Chief Growth Officer
    @Thinknum Alternative Data

    Marta Lopata

    Chief Growth Officer @Thinknum Alternative Data

    Marta V. Lopata is the Chief Growth Officer at Thinknum Alternative Data and Kgbase - no-code knowledge graph tool. In 2019, Marta has founded External Data Conference - the world’s first annual conference bringing together leading minds in finance, business, media, government and sustainability to discuss the real-world applications for alternative data.

    Marta is also a co-Founder of Thinknum's media outlet which attracted millions readers with its alternative-data focused market insights about leading public and private companies.

    Marta is frequently quoted in the Business Insider, Institutional Investor, TechCrunch and other business publications; and is often a featured panelist at major market-related conferences.

    Marta speaks 4 languages (Chinese, French, Polish and English) and before immigrating to the US, she led product & growth teams in digital fabrication and sustainable materials in China and France.

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