Our Team
Meet the people making Gauntlet tick.
Meet the people driving adoption and understanding of the financial systems of the future.
Departments
Previously Quant Researcher at Skip
UC Berkeley
Statistical ML, convex optimization, ranking and recommender systems, online controlled experimentation
Science Robotics published author, PhD dropout
Previously engineering and DS at Microsoft and PayPal, pre-IPO at MongoDB, engineering fellow at Kleiner Perkins
Previously
- ML, data engineering, large scale systems, category theory
- Went viral on SoundCloud in 10th grade
Anti-fraud ML engineering lead at Apple
- Columbia, Duke
- ZL, ML, DS
- Columbia triple major in 3 years
Previously Engineer at Paradigm and ML tech lead at Pinterest
- George Washington University
- Mechanism design, tokenomics, convex optimization
- Grew up on an alpaca farm
Quantitative finance at Jane Street, GTS, and U.S. SEC
Previously Staff Engineer at Hashflow & Senior Engineer at Google
previously ML at Instagram and Tower Research Capital
- Youngest to climb a 10,000 ft peak in MT
Previously, Facebook ads, Github growth
- Harvard University
- Mechanism design, operations research, statistical modeling
Previously dynamic pricing algorithms at Sonder and Gametime
Previously DeFi Research at Polygon, Research & Data at Nethermind
Previously a Software Engineer at Udacity
- Univeristy of Maryland
Engineering
- New York University
- Applied quantitative research, data visualization, analytics, data client management
- Classically trained singer
Previously quantitative research and data science at NYC Criminal Justice Agency
- Cornell University
- Quantitative Research, Derivatives Modeling, Systematic Investing & Trading
- Avid LP & Yield Farmer
Previously Derivatives Trading & Corporate Research at Bridgewater Associates
- UCLA
- Software & blockchain engineering
- 2600 blitz rating on chess.com
Cofounder/Engineer at anthias.xyz
- MIT
- Data & blockchain engineering
- Neovim maximalist
Previously Engineering at Flowcode and Nebulous (Siacoin)
- University of Maryland
- Data Science, Analytics, Statistics, Machine Learning
- Founder-Member of worlds first womens DAO
Previously Data Scientist (R&D) at ZebPay
- MIT
- Software engineering, product design, user behaviour
- Worked in film production
Previously PM at Google & startup founder
- City, University of London
- ML, applied research, data science, on-chain analysis
- Car design junkie
Previously data DRI lead at Coinbase Wallet
- Princeton University
- Data engineering, statistical modeling
Previously ML at Bloomberg, PhD in chemical engineering
- Alternative data, dynamic factor modeling, macroeconomics
- Certified yogi
Previously strategy and special projects at OKX, Office of the CEO
Previously Data Scientist at Spot Trading & Founder of MathMoji
- University of California, Berkeley
- Data science, quantitative research
Previously software engineering at LinkedIn
Previously Data Scientist at Avalanche Strategy
- Florida State University
- Life
- Just join Degen Anonymous
Previously Analytics & DS at Fundrise and Brigit
- Web apps, backend
- Spent many years running non profits
Previously Wallet at Ava Labs, founding engineer at RedCircle
Previously Data Scientist
- University of Pennsylvania
- ML, data engineering
- Drummer in multiple bands
Previously data science projects at Polychain
- New York University
- Data engineering, ML, AI, deep learning
Previously large scale data/ML platform engineering at FINRA, Pivotal, and Munich Re
- University of Maryland, College Park
- Quantitative research, trading strategies, statistics, ML
- Stablecoin research co-author
Previously quantitative research at Brevan Howard Digital
- Mechanism design, data science
Previously commodities strategist at Goldman Sachs, ML and engineering at DoorDash
- Cornell University
Tech lead at Fortune 500s and startups
- New York University
- Quantitative finance, alternatives, structured products, systematic trading, fintech
Previously Quant at iCapital, Amherst PIerpont Securities, and Windforce Capital
- Northeastern University
Previously Business Analyst at Boost Studios & Governance Lead at Messari
Previously Head of Engineering at Teller Finance, Data Scientist at Citi & TD Bank
Previously Quant Team Lead and Investment Analyst at Variant Perception
- Princeton University
- Mechanism design, quantitative research, trading
- Has perfect pitch
International ETF trading in RBC's Quantitative Strategies Group
- Penn State University
- Machine learning, statistics, software engineering
- Bicycled from Turkey to Kyrgyzstan
ML research and engineering
- Princeton, UC Berkeley (PhD)
- Software engineering, data science, maths
- Almost a Dance Minor in undergrad
Previously Assistant Professor at Columbia University, Programmer Analyst at Goldman Sachs, Senior Software Engineer Algorand
Product design, design systems
Crafting brand and experiences- IDs cars based on exhaust sounds
Previously web3 Lead Designer at Airfoil, Design Lead at Autozen
- University of Georgia
- Product, DeFi, UX, HODL
- Permaculture / self-sufficient living
Previously Product Manager, Trading Bitso and Product Manager, Fintech at Zillow
- George Washington University
- Product innovation, experience design
- Co-wrote a book on measuring satisfaction
Previously a management consultant with expertise in banking, international development, and eCommerce
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Machine learning, NLP, product scaling
- Co-wrote a paper on measuring content gaps on the open web
Previously cofounder of Question Hub at Google
- University of Sydney
- Financial Analysis, Alternative Asset Management, Payments, Tokenomics, Perps
- Co-founder, Australia's first crowd funded music festival
Previously HoProduct Bluefin, CPO at Finstro, COO at Oceana Funds Management
Previously Lead Technical Recruiter at Blocknative and CipherTrace
- Onchain asset management, onchain data
- Can do a front flip
Previously product and onchain strategy at 21Shares, financial services at EY
Previously Senior Technical Protocol Strategist
- Employee experience
Previously WX Associate Director at Kepler Group, Facilities Manager at BetterCloud
- New York University
Previously recruiting at Gemini and DigitalOcean
- SUNY Geneseo
- SaaS, IoT, financial analysis, data operations
- Won a NYS wide startup contest OR kicked adam sandlers ass in basketball
Previously Sales engineering lead at Maven, growth analyst at NYTimes
- University of Texas, Austin
Previously Point72 Asset Management and Raymond James
- Tokenomics, Solana, economics, strategy
- Solana hackathon winner
Previously management consultant at McKinsey and Deloitte
- Avid degen
Previously partnerships and BD at OnDeck Capital, Brigit, and Square
- Growth, Ops, BD, CX
Previously professional poker player and DeFi operations
- University of Southern California
- Recruiting, coordination, sourcing, talent insights, candidate experience
- Classically trained saxophonist
Previously recruiting and DEI at Brex and Tinder
- Harvard University
- Mechanism design, statistics, DAOs
- Nationally ranked golfer
Previously Financial Institutions Group at Goldman Sachs
- New York University, Johns Hopkins
- All things content
- Third baseman on Belgium's Little League team
Previously Head of Content at Gemini, senior fintech reporter at Law360
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- Queen's University
- Public and private credit investments, investment banking
Previously special situations and credit at BlackRock and JP Morgan, investment banking at Perella Weinberg
- University of Southern California
- Tea startup cofounder
Previously tax compliance at Forever 21, HNWI tax services at EY
- Georgetown University
Previously digital assets legal and regulatory counsel working across TradFi, fintech, and Fortune 100s
- Cornell University
- DeFi risk, security and threat modeling, DAOs
Previously product, engineering, and operations at Microsoft, GS, and a few start-ups
- MIT
- Quantitative trading, HFT, marketplace design, simulation
- HS ski team captain
Previously HFT and PM at GETCO and 3Red, Uber ATG (autonomous vehicles)
- Cornell University
- Lots of Red Bull
Previously quantitative R&D at Vatic HFT and D.E. Shaw
Previously Quant Researcher at Skip
- UC Berkeley
- Statistical ML, convex optimization, ranking and recommender systems, online controlled experimentation
- Science Robotics published author, PhD dropout
Previously engineering and DS at Microsoft and PayPal, pre-IPO at MongoDB, engineering fellow at Kleiner Perkins
Previously Lead Technical Recruiter at Blocknative and CipherTrace
- Onchain asset management, onchain data
- Can do a front flip
Previously product and onchain strategy at 21Shares, financial services at EY
Previously
Previously Senior Technical Protocol Strategist
- ML, data engineering, large scale systems, category theory
- Went viral on SoundCloud in 10th grade
Anti-fraud ML engineering lead at Apple
- Product design, design systems
- Crafting brand and experiences
- IDs cars based on exhaust sounds
Previously web3 Lead Designer at Airfoil, Design Lead at Autozen
- Columbia, Duke
- ZL, ML, DS
- Columbia triple major in 3 years
Previously Engineer at Paradigm and ML tech lead at Pinterest
- Employee experience
Previously WX Associate Director at Kepler Group, Facilities Manager at BetterCloud
- New York University
Previously recruiting at Gemini and DigitalOcean
- George Washington University
- Mechanism design, tokenomics, convex optimization
- Grew up on an alpaca farm
Quantitative finance at Jane Street, GTS, and U.S. SEC
Previously Staff Engineer at Hashflow & Senior Engineer at Google
- University of Georgia
- Product, DeFi, UX, HODL
- Permaculture / self-sufficient living
Previously Product Manager, Trading Bitso and Product Manager, Fintech at Zillow
previously ML at Instagram and Tower Research Capital
- Youngest to climb a 10,000 ft peak in MT
Previously, Facebook ads, Github growth
- Harvard University
- Mechanism design, operations research, statistical modeling
Previously dynamic pricing algorithms at Sonder and Gametime
- SUNY Geneseo
- SaaS, IoT, financial analysis, data operations
- Won a NYS wide startup contest OR kicked adam sandlers ass in basketball
Previously Sales engineering lead at Maven, growth analyst at NYTimes
- University of Texas, Austin
Previously Point72 Asset Management and Raymond James
Previously DeFi Research at Polygon, Research & Data at Nethermind
- Cornell University
- DeFi risk, security and threat modeling, DAOs
Previously product, engineering, and operations at Microsoft, GS, and a few start-ups
Previously a Software Engineer at Udacity
- Univeristy of Maryland
Engineering
- Tokenomics, Solana, economics, strategy
- Solana hackathon winner
Previously management consultant at McKinsey and Deloitte
- George Washington University
- Product innovation, experience design
- Co-wrote a book on measuring satisfaction
Previously a management consultant with expertise in banking, international development, and eCommerce
- New York University
- Applied quantitative research, data visualization, analytics, data client management
- Classically trained singer
Previously quantitative research and data science at NYC Criminal Justice Agency
- Cornell University
- Quantitative Research, Derivatives Modeling, Systematic Investing & Trading
- Avid LP & Yield Farmer
Previously Derivatives Trading & Corporate Research at Bridgewater Associates
- UCLA
- Software & blockchain engineering
- 2600 blitz rating on chess.com
Cofounder/Engineer at anthias.xyz
- MIT
- Data & blockchain engineering
- Neovim maximalist
Previously Engineering at Flowcode and Nebulous (Siacoin)
- University of Maryland
- Data Science, Analytics, Statistics, Machine Learning
- Founder-Member of worlds first womens DAO
Previously Data Scientist (R&D) at ZebPay
- Avid degen
Previously partnerships and BD at OnDeck Capital, Brigit, and Square
- MIT
- Software engineering, product design, user behaviour
- Worked in film production
Previously PM at Google & startup founder
- City, University of London
- ML, applied research, data science, on-chain analysis
- Car design junkie
Previously data DRI lead at Coinbase Wallet
- Princeton University
- Data engineering, statistical modeling
Previously ML at Bloomberg, PhD in chemical engineering
- Alternative data, dynamic factor modeling, macroeconomics
- Certified yogi
Previously strategy and special projects at OKX, Office of the CEO
Previously Data Scientist at Spot Trading & Founder of MathMoji
- University of California, Berkeley
- Data science, quantitative research
Previously software engineering at LinkedIn
Previously Data Scientist at Avalanche Strategy
- Growth, Ops, BD, CX
Previously professional poker player and DeFi operations
- Florida State University
- Life
- Just join Degen Anonymous
Previously Analytics & DS at Fundrise and Brigit
- University of Southern California
- Recruiting, coordination, sourcing, talent insights, candidate experience
- Classically trained saxophonist
Previously recruiting and DEI at Brex and Tinder
- Web apps, backend
- Spent many years running non profits
Previously Wallet at Ava Labs, founding engineer at RedCircle
- Harvard University
- Mechanism design, statistics, DAOs
- Nationally ranked golfer
Previously Financial Institutions Group at Goldman Sachs
- New York University, Johns Hopkins
- All things content
- Third baseman on Belgium's Little League team
Previously Head of Content at Gemini, senior fintech reporter at Law360
Previously Data Scientist
- University of Pennsylvania
- ML, data engineering
- Drummer in multiple bands
Previously data science projects at Polychain
- New York University
- Data engineering, ML, AI, deep learning
Previously large scale data/ML platform engineering at FINRA, Pivotal, and Munich Re
- Queen's University
- Public and private credit investments, investment banking
Previously special situations and credit at BlackRock and JP Morgan, investment banking at Perella Weinberg
- MIT
- Quantitative trading, HFT, marketplace design, simulation
- HS ski team captain
Previously HFT and PM at GETCO and 3Red, Uber ATG (autonomous vehicles)
- University of Maryland, College Park
- Quantitative research, trading strategies, statistics, ML
- Stablecoin research co-author
Previously quantitative research at Brevan Howard Digital
- Mechanism design, data science
Previously commodities strategist at Goldman Sachs, ML and engineering at DoorDash
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Machine learning, NLP, product scaling
- Co-wrote a paper on measuring content gaps on the open web
Previously cofounder of Question Hub at Google
- Cornell University
Tech lead at Fortune 500s and startups
- Cornell University
- Lots of Red Bull
Previously quantitative R&D at Vatic HFT and D.E. Shaw
- University of Sydney
- Financial Analysis, Alternative Asset Management, Payments, Tokenomics, Perps
- Co-founder, Australia's first crowd funded music festival
Previously HoProduct Bluefin, CPO at Finstro, COO at Oceana Funds Management
- University of Southern California
- Tea startup cofounder
Previously tax compliance at Forever 21, HNWI tax services at EY
- New York University
- Quantitative finance, alternatives, structured products, systematic trading, fintech
Previously Quant at iCapital, Amherst PIerpont Securities, and Windforce Capital
- Northeastern University
Previously Business Analyst at Boost Studios & Governance Lead at Messari
- Georgetown University
Previously digital assets legal and regulatory counsel working across TradFi, fintech, and Fortune 100s
Previously Head of Engineering at Teller Finance, Data Scientist at Citi & TD Bank
Previously Quant Team Lead and Investment Analyst at Variant Perception
- Princeton University
- Mechanism design, quantitative research, trading
- Has perfect pitch
International ETF trading in RBC's Quantitative Strategies Group
- Penn State University
- Machine learning, statistics, software engineering
- Bicycled from Turkey to Kyrgyzstan
ML research and engineering
- Princeton, UC Berkeley (PhD)
- Software engineering, data science, maths
- Almost a Dance Minor in undergrad
Previously Assistant Professor at Columbia University, Programmer Analyst at Goldman Sachs, Senior Software Engineer Algorand
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