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Igor Tulchinsky

Founder, Chairman and CEO of WorldQuant

Investor, Author and Philanthropist

Greenwich, CT, USA

Igor Tulchinsky

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Igor’s Biography

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With over 30 years of industry experience, Igor Tulchinsky is the Founder, CEO and Chairman of WorldQuant, a leading global quantitative asset management firm.

Recognizing that the exponential growth of data and advancement of technology would eventually change the way we learn, work and invest, Igor established WorldQuant with the belief that there are an infinite number of insights to discover - and that talent is global, while opportunity is not. The company has over 850 employees among 23 offices in 13 countries.

Igor believes everyone, regardless of economic background or location, deserves access to quality education. With this in mind, he founded WorldQuant University, which is dedicated to making advanced education accessible globally by delivering entirely free online offerings, including its accredited MSc in Financial Engineering program and an Applied Data Science Lab. He supports innovative research initiatives in the medical field at Weill Cornell Medicine, having launched the WorldQuant Initiative for Quantitative Prediction, which utilizes data-enabled solutions... With over 30 years of industry experience, Igor Tulchinsky is the Founder, CEO and Chairman of WorldQuant, a leading global quantitative asset management firm.

Recognizing that the exponential growth of data and advancement of technology would eventually change the way we learn, work and invest, Igor established WorldQuant with the belief that there are an infinite number of insights to discover - and that talent is global, while opportunity is not. The company has over 850 employees among 23 offices in 13 countries.

Igor believes everyone, regardless of economic background or location, deserves access to quality education. With this in mind, he founded WorldQuant University, which is dedicated to making advanced education accessible globally by delivering entirely free online offerings, including its accredited MSc in Financial Engineering program and an Applied Data Science Lab. He supports innovative research initiatives in the medical field at Weill Cornell Medicine, having launched the WorldQuant Initiative for Quantitative Prediction, which utilizes data-enabled solutions to accelerate research around some of the world's most meaningful health issues.

Igor founded WorldQuant Predictive, which uses quantitative approaches to generate predictive solutions across commercial sectors and humanitarian challenges, as well as WorldQuant Ventures, an angel investment firm centered on disruptive technology companies.

His career has spanned many disciplines - from venture capitalist and philanthropist to video game programmer and author. He spent over a decade at Millennium Management as a statistical arbitrage portfolio manager and worked as a scientist at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Igor has authored numerous publications including Finding Alphas: A Quantitative Approach to Building Trading Strategies, The UnRules: Man, Machines and the Quest to Master Markets, and The Age of Prediction: Algorithms, AI, and the Shifting Shadows of Risk. moreless

Igor’s Background

WorldQuant

Founder, Chairman and CEO

Jan 2007 - Present

Greenwich, CT, USA

Founded in 2007, WorldQuant is a global quantitative asset management firm that creates and deploys investment strategies across a range of asset classes in global markets.

WorldQuant University

Founder

Jun 2014 - Present

New Orleans, LA, USA

Founded in 2014, WorldQuant University is an accredited not-for-profit institution that promotes education globally by leveraging large-scale technologies to provide entirely free and online offerings in data sciences.

WorldQuant Predictive

Founder and Chairman

Mar 2018 - Present

New York, NY, USA

Founded in 2018, WorldQuant Predictive harnesses the power of the world’s data through its signal factory, which creates AI-powered predictions at a scale and speed based on methods that have been tested and proven for many years in quantitative finance.

WorldQuant Ventures

Founder

Jun 2014 - Present

Greenwich, CT, USA

Founded in 2014, WorldQuant Ventures has invested in over 80 companies and is focused on disruptive businesses in technology, with an emphasis on data and financial services.

Relationship to Millennium Management

Managing Director

1995 - 2006

New York, NY, USA

Millennium Management is a multinational investment management corporation. WorldQuant manages money on behalf of Millennium and other investors. In 2015, Millennium and WorldQuant launched WorldQuant Millennium Advisors, a separate joint venture, which opened to external investors in 2018. WorldQuant University, WorldQuant Predictive and WorldQuant Ventures have no affiliation with Millennium.

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Igor’s Gallery

Igor Tulchinsky Open Plenary Global Overview 29 September 2022

Igor Tulchinsky Open Plenary Global Overview 29 September 2022

CNBC WorldQuant panel

Igor Tulchinsky speaking at Goals House, Davos.

Igor Tulchinsky as a guest speaker for a CNBC event.

Current Board Positions

Weill Cornell Medicine

Board Member

2017 - Present

New York, NY, USA

Weill Cornell Medicine’s Board of Fellows is responsible for the general supervision of the programs and operations of the Medical College and Graduate School. The Board also oversees academic, financial and other program planning, as well as all clinical, research and administrative facilities, and approves faculty appointments to tenured and endowed professorships.

Media

World Economic Forum: Meet the Leader Podcast: 7 leaders on the tech that will reshape our future

Podcast

Dec 2022

Igor discussed how the partnership between talent and technology can effectively enhance outcomes in a Meet the Leader podcast.

World Economic Forum: Meet the Leader: ‘Obstacles are anything but information’: WorldQuant’s Igor Tulchinsky on Meet the Leader

Podcast

Apr 2021

In this Meet the Leader podcast, Igor reflected on why he founded WorldQuant University, which includes bringing opportunities to the world's brightest minds in data and technology.

Features

Financial Times: Toss of a coin that made a one-time game developer top of the quants

Interview

Dec 2022

Igor spoke to how he came to found WorldQuant, the firm’s global presence, his approach to data-driven investing and more.

Insider: This $7 billion hedge fund is launching a competition for wannabe Wall Street quants. Winning the competition could give them a job for real.

Quoted

Aug 2022

This article focused on WorldQuant’s launch of the Global Alphathon and BRAIN platform, which is geared toward providing participants with the resources and tools to refine their quant skills. Igor emphasized the opportunity that BRAIN provides for quantitative talent to advance their skills.

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Publications

The Age of Prediction: Algorithms, AI, and the Shifting Shadows of Risk

Author

Aug 2023

In a forthcoming book slated for publication in 2023, Igor and co-author Christopher Mason, Ph.D. and Professor of Physiology and Biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine, explore the power of algorithms and the expanding tools for prediction, and the effects they can have on risk.

WorldQuant’s 15th Anniversary Letter

Author

Dec 2022

To commemorate the 15th anniversary of WorldQuant, Igor opined on the pace and scale of change and what the future could entail.

World Economic Forum Agenda Blogs

Agenda Contributor

Igor has contributed articles to the World Economic Forum Agenda Blog covering topics such as why coding should be a part of the global education system, how data and technology are driving exponential change in the age of prediction, how data can help address the world's biggest challenges, the future of work following COVID-19, as well as the opportunity for education, skills and learning.

Milken Institute: The Global Skills Gap: Bridging the Great Divide

Author

Apr 2022

Igor and Daphne Kis, WorldQuant University's CEO, discussed the global skills gap and how addressing the gap can help firms develop more efficiently and provide greater opportunities for talent globally.

Milken Institute: The Future of Work

Author

Oct 2021

Igor shared insights and advice to enable individuals to adapt and embrace the world of work post COVID-19 as it requires businesses to evolve accordingly.

The UnRules: Man, Machines and the Quest to Master Markets

Author

Sep 2018

In this book, Igor delved into alphas, which are mathematical models that seek to predict the future price movements of various financial instruments, and discusses how alphas have fueled his progress as an investor and molded his central "UnRule" – that no rule applies in every situation.

Finding Alphas: A Quantitative Approach to Building Trading Strategies 2nd Edition

Author

Sep 2015

This is the go-to book by Igor for investment analysts, financial engineers, quantitative researchers and individuals who aspire to be quants looking for dependable, reliable information on alpha design.

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Speaking Engagements

NBCU Catalyst: A Digital Direction: Prediction and Data's Role in Shaping an Inclusive, Sustainable and Resilient Society

Panel Member

Jan 2023

Davos, CH

At the World Economic Forum 2023, Igor explained on a panel in partnership with NBCU Catalyst that technology has the potential to transcend fragmentation, meaning the tools at our disposal can create opportunities to collaborate on a global scale in innovative ways.

Milken Institute: Leadership to Drive Progress

Panel Member

Sep 2022

Singapore, SG

At the Milken Asia Summit 2022, Igor joined a panel discussion focused on the opportunities our new digitalized world presents, how to leverage technology tools to drive progress and restore the spirit of collaboration.

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Press Releases

WorldQuant Announces Completion of Inaugural Global Alphathon Competition

Quoted

Dec 2022

Greenwich, CT, USA

Igor congratulated winners of WorldQuant BRAIN’s Global Alphathon, a quant competition, where 28 teams from 19 countries participated in the Global Alphathon finals. The competition took place on the WorldQuant BRAIN platform, which is a web-based simulation platform fueled by data and technology that enables registered consultants to build and submit algorithms for potential compensation.

WorldQuant Launches BRAIN Platform and Inaugural Global Alphathon Competition

Quoted

Aug 2022

Greenwich, CT, USA

In August 2022, WorldQuant announced the launch of its BRAIN platform to new consultants and its first Global Alphathon competition. Igor explained how WorldQuant BRAIN and the Global Alphathon reflect what’s possible when bringing opportunity to global talent.

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Igor’s Education

The Wharton School | University of Pennsylvania

MBA, Finance & Entrepreneurship

1991 - 1993

University of Texas at Austin

MA, Computer Science

1988 - 1989