Michael Botlo

Co-founder & Advisor @ Quantbot, Incubator, all things Physics

Minden, Nevada, United States

About

Focused on research, product, and business development in all areas of quantitative finance, electronic trading, market structure, and risk management. Interested in innovative startups in the Fintech space, data management, high performance computing, and disciplines derived from this. Overall, my guideline is the scientific process as practiced in, for example, in physics research.

Experience

  • Owner at Knife-Edge Solutions
    Aug 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

    Consult/Advise/Collaborate/Co-Work on all things Science and Technology, as long as the topic has relevance for societal progress.

  • Quantbot Technologies LP (17 yrs 4 mos)
    • Chair of Advisors
      Jul 2020 - Present · 6 yrs

    • Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
      Mar 2009 - Sep 2020 · 11 yrs 7 mos

  • Director at Society of Quantitative Analysts (SQA)
    Jul 2021 - Dec 2024 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    The Society of Quantitative Analysts (SQA) is a not-for-profit organization that, since 1965, focuses on education and communication to support members of the quantitative investment practitioner community. The principal mission of the SQA is to encourage the dissemination and discussion of leading-edge ideas and innovations related to the work of the quantitatively-oriented investment professional.

  • Member Physics and Astronomy Advisory Council at Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs
    Mar 2017 - Mar 2021 · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • CERN Alumni Advisory Board at CERN
    Jan 2018 - Dec 2020 · 3 yrs

    Inaugural member of CAAB, the CERN Alumni Advisory Board https://alumni.cern/