MFA Data & Technology 2023: The Future of Data Science & AI

Sudhir Anantharaman is the Chief Information Security Officer of AQR Capital Management, LLC, and oversees the information and cyber security function globally. Prior to AQR, he was a Director at Booz Allen Hamilton in that firm’s Financial Services Practice. Sudhir earned a B.S. in Engineering at the University of Illinois, a M.S. in Engineering at the University of Michigan, and an M.B.A. in Finance at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Chris Beels is Co-CTO of GoldenTree Asset Management and manages Applications and Data for the firm.  Chris joined GoldenTree in 2011 and has led the Data Warehousing, Regulatory Reporting, and other data-centric initiatives at the firm.  He has been at GoldenTree since 2011.  Chris is an active member of the AITEC group of Asset Management technology executives and a regular judge of the HFM Hedge Fund Technology Awards.

Chris has over 20 years of experience in managing financial systems and IT teams.  Prior to GoldenTree, he was a Director in the Fixed Income Systems group at Millennium Management and one of the founding employees of RiskMetrics.  Chris holds a BA in Economics from Stanford University and is a CFA Charterholder.

Rohit leads Financial Services at Google Cloud. In this role Rohit enables global financial institutions to leverage next-generation technologies to improve efficiency, manage risk, and improve customer experience. Rohit and his team are hyper-focused on unlocking business
value for financial enterprises, establishing industry-leading partnerships for Google Cloud across exchanges, market makers, asset managers and data providers.

Over the past 20 years in the technology industry, Rohit has rooted his career working within Capital Markets, Exchanges, and Digital Assets. He is a frequent speaker at industry events and podcasts, more recently featured in discussions at venues like Bloomberg and Modern Money. Previously, as a senior leader at Dell EMC, he led strategic initiatives around hybrid cloud. Holding a Master of Science from Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering, he remains a resident of Chicago, IL.

Rohit is passionate about using technology to solve complex problems and believes that the financial services industry is ready for a step-function change and innovation.

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Caitlin Farrell-Starbuck is the Global Chief Compliance Officer and a member of the Management Committee at ExodusPoint Capital Management LLP. Caitlin joined ExodusPoint in 2018.  Prior to joining ExodusPoint, she was the Global Head of Compliance for AHL Partners, LLP for Man Group plc based in London. Prior to joining Man Group in 2015, Caitlin was the Head of Research and Trading Compliance for Two Sigma Investments, LLC in New York. Caitlin earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from American University.

Mr. Godino is the Chief Information Officer responsible for leading the software development and technology infrastructure teams. Prior to joining Viking, Mr. Godino was the Chief Technology Officer at Carlson Capital from 2011 to 2014, where he managed all aspects of technology including application development and infrastructure.   For the three years prior to joining Carlson, Mr. Godino was the Chief Information Officer of Shumway Capital, where his team focused on trading and portfolio management technology.  From 2006 to 2008, he managed software development for the JP Morgan Hedge Fund Administration unit.  Mr. Godino joined JP Morgan when it acquired the staff and systems of Paloma Partners, where Mr. Godino worked for 12 years and served as the head of software development.  Mr. Godino received his BS in Math and Computer Science from the University of Notre Dame and his JD from Pace University.

Rahul Jaising is a Managing Director focused on Prime Services & Equities Electronic Trading. He leads teams focused on providing global electronic execution and prime brokerage service for clients trading systematic strategies across equities, options and futures. Rahul joined Barclays in September 2008, and was with Lehman Brothers since 2005. Prior to joining Lehman, Rahul worked for Ameritrade, a retail broker as a software engineer and architect. He received his MS in Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, and is a CFA charter holder. Rahul is an active participant in the firms Human Capital, Diversity, Citizenship & Wellness initiatives.

Michael Kahn is a Chambers USA–ranked trial lawyer with significant victories at virtually every stage of litigation. Building upon long-term relationships of trust, Michael is called upon to take the lead on business-critical matters involving IP and related complex commercial disputes. Michael proactively evaluates and addresses patent infringement and trade secret claims in the context of his clients’ market position and business goals.  Michael also advises clients on IP strategy, including identifying, protecting and asserting intellectual property assets and helping clients minimize infringement risks.

Michael is also called upon regularly to advise companies and investment funds on IP valuation, transactional diligence, investment assessment and litigation management.

In addition to other awards and accolades, Michael was ranked by Chambers USA as a leading practitioner in Intellectual Property: Patent–New York, 2022, described as a “strong, talented partner who presents arguments really well” and named a Client Service All-Star by BTI Consulting Group, which recognizes lawyers who have been identified by their clients as “delivering the absolute best levels of client service.”

He sits on the firm’s Partnership Admissions Committee, the Executive Hiring Committee and the New York Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council.

Michael Kanaan is the bestselling author of “T-Minus AI: Humanity’s Countdown to Artificial Intelligence and the New Pursuit of Global Power” and was the first chairperson of artificial intelligence for the U.S. Air Force. He is the recipient of the Presidentially-recognized 68th Arthur S. Flemming award for Leadership and Management, and a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and Harvard University.

Neil Katz is a managing director of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. and oversees the hardware and software systems that constitute the D. E. Shaw group’s trading platform and information technology infrastructure. Mr. Katz joined the D. E. Shaw group in 1994 and during his tenure at the firm has been instrumental in developing and refining the proprietary software and other technologies that facilitate trade management and execution across a range of asset classes and markets. Mr. Katz received a B.S. in electrical engineering and B.A. in economics, each with distinction, from Stanford University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Kelly Koscuiszka advises private funds on regulatory and compliance matters, particularly the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and works closely with clients undergoing SEC examinations. She also advises clients on environmental, social and governance (ESG), regulatory risks associated with alternative data and other innovative research strategies, privacy and data security and the regulatory challenges presented by new technologies. She leads training sessions for clients, including on topics such as alternative data, insider trading, ESG, the new marketing rule and best practices for electronic communications and technology usage. When necessary, she represents clients in regulatory investigations and enforcement actions by the SEC, DOJ and FINRA as well as in complex civil litigation matters. Kelly is admitted to the Bar in New York and has Court Admissions in the US Supreme Court; the US District Court of New Jersey; the US District Courts in Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.

Kelly received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and her B.A. from Rutgers University.

Boris provides strategic advice to U.S. and international hedge funds, mutual funds, CITs, UCITS, managed accounts, superannuation plans, sovereign wealth funds, and other asset owners regarding all aspects of implementing their investment and trading strategy while remaining compliant with appropriate regulatory regimes. With years of experience advising funds and institutional investors on the trading of securities, commodities, derivatives, and other asset classes, Boris is also proficient in a multitude of agreements with varying complexity required by market participants in order to invest in and trade such assets, including the retention and onboarding of prime brokerages and other counterparties to facilitate and coordinate complex funding instruments like derivatives.
Deeply knowledgeable about the wide range of both U.S. and non-U.S. laws and regulations that impact the trade of assets, Boris helps investors optimize, and think more strategically about, their trading strategy, treasury function, financing costs, and counterparty risk management. He also helps to implement these strategies through the creation of trading compliance manuals and effective best practices.
From his years of leading a team at a global investment management firm, as well as in private practice representing funds and private equity clients, Boris has developed a unique set of skills and acquired wide-ranging experience in dealing with all aspects of investment strategy implementation, encompassing all types of activity and structures.
He has specialized knowledge of relevant rules and regulations impacting trading documentation globally, including in key emerging markets such as China, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, India, Turkey, and Russia. Boris provides counsel to investment managers and asset owners who wish to access these markets across various investment instruments. He helps asset owners optimize their due diligence process in evaluating investment managers, and he provides strategic advice as to how asset owners should think about investment managers and dealers, as well as various trading instruments.
As an active member of various buy-side industry groups, Boris has been involved in conversations dealing with most key regulatory developments impacting investment strategy implementation worldwide. Over the course of the last 12 years, he has negotiated thousands of agreements, spanning all asset classes including:

• Complex committed financing arrangements for hedge funds and managed accounts
• ISDA agreements
• Global master swaps confirmation agreements
• Futures agreements
• OTC clearing agreements
• Tri-party custody agreements
• Enhanced custody agreements
• Give-up agreements
• TBA agreements
• Repurchase agreements
• Main custody agreements
• Unique guarantee arrangements

Before joining the firm, Boris served as Senior Counsel at AQR Capital Management LLC, where he counseled members of the investor, trading, research, compliance, portfolio implementation, and business development teams.
Earlier in his career, Boris represented private equity firms and hedge funds at the global law firms of Linklaters LP and Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.

He is fluent in Russian.

Education

• New York Law School (J.D. 2005), cum laude
• Yeshiva University (B.S. 1997), cum laude

Bar Admissions

• New York

Dr. Jim Kyung-Soo Liew is the President and Founder of SoKat and an Associate Professor of Finance at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. Dr. Liew revels in pushing the boundaries of financial knowledge and product development both as an academic and Web3 entrepreneur. He has published pioneering research in the intersection of social media/big data, cryptos/blockchain, and financial markets. He currently teaches Big Data and Machine Learning, Crypto-Currencies and Blockchain, and Leading Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. Additionally, he serves as ACT-IAC’s Co-Chair of the AI Curriculum Committee and Chair of the Data Readiness for AI Committee. He has received the Dean’s Award for Faculty Excellence 2015-2019. He is on the Editorial Board of The Journal of the British Blockchain Association, Journal of Alternative Investments, Journal of Financial Data Science, and the Journal of Portfolio Management where he co-authored the most read Invited Editorial “iGDP?”.

About SoKat Consulting, LLC (www.SoKat.com) – SBA 8(a) Certified

Dr. Liew founded SoKat Consulting, LLC. SoKat creates award-winning, world-class Machine Learning / AI and Blockchain products and services primarily servicing institutional investors, government agencies, academic institutions, and select-startups. SoKat unlocks the hidden value of data through thoughtful and creative solutions, comprising of actionable business intelligence, transparent data analytics, bold predictive models, and next-generation investment products.

Previously, Dr. Liew has been with the Carlyle Asset Management Group, Campbell and Company, and Morgan Stanley. He holds a BA in Mathematics from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in Finance from Columbia University.

He currently resides just outside of Baltimore with his wife and two daughters, whom he hopes to raise as next-generation disruptors.

EO DC Board Member | Co-Chair Finance and Governance

David Neigler is the Chief Technology Officer and joined Schonfeld in 2018. Prior to Schonfeld, David was a Director at Point72 where he managed back office technology. From 2003 to 2006, David was a Vice President at Bank of America Securities where he co-headed the web development team within the Prime Brokerage business. Prior to this, David held various senior roles as a developer at Bank of America and Internosis. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music from the New School.

Mr. Saginor joined EJF in 2014 and is responsible for the management of infrastructure, networking and cyber security, vendor relationships, development, strategic technology planning, and help desk services.

He brings more than 10 years of information technology experience, having worked as a consultant and virtual CIO for clients in New York and Washington, DC. Mr. Saginor has also written several articles concerning technology and public policy for various periodicals and websites.

Paula Weil is the Chief Compliance Officer, Information and Data Services for Citadel. In this role, she is responsible for the firm’s data and research compliance program. Before joining Citadel, Paula was regional principal counsel in FINRA’s Department of Enforcement, where she managed cases involving a wide range of sales practice and trading violations and financial and operational compliance issues. Prior to that, Paula was a senior litigation associate at Proskauer, where she focused on complex securities issues, government and internal investigations, white collar defense, and regulatory and enforcement matters as a member of the firm’s Financial Services Group and White Collar Defense & Investigations Group. Paula began her legal career with a two-year clerkship with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.