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Michael Kharitonov
Chief Executive Officer at
Voleon Capital Management LP
Profile
Dr. Michael Kharitonov is a Chief Executive Officer at Voleon Capital Management LP.
He is on the Board of Directors at Voleon Institutional Strategies International Ltd.
His interests in quantitative finance were first put to practice at D.
E.
Shaw & Co., where he focused on equities and equity derivatives and led the development of a number of quantitative trading strategies which contributed to Shaw's rapid growth into one of the world's most successful hedge funds.
Prior to co-founding Voleon, Dr. Kharitonov was a founder, CEO, and Chairman of Netli Inc., a successful Silicon Valley startup that pioneered the development of Application Delivery Networks and was acquired in 2007 by Akamai Technologies.
He earned his Ph.D.
in Computer Science from Stanford University and has a BA in Computer Science and Mathematics with highest honors from the University of California, Berkeley.
Michael Kharitonov active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Voleon Capital Management LP
 Voleon Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Voleon implements one or more quantitative-based strategies utilizing a variety of asset classes and financial instruments. The firm uses a range of quantitative tools to seek to identify profit opportunities, to construct portfolios in a cost-efficient manner, and to manage the overall risk of the funds’ portfolios. They combine an academic approach to research with an emphasis on scalability and risk management to deliver cutting-edge technology at the forefront of the finance industry. | Chief Executive Officer | 01/01/2007 |
Voleon Institutional Strategies International Ltd.
 Voleon Institutional Strategies International Ltd. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Hedge Fund | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Michael Kharitonov
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| SCORPIUS HOLDINGS, INC. | Director/Board Member | 04/04/2016 |
Netli, Inc.
 Netli, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides Internet infrastructure services | Founder | - |
D. E. Shaw & Co. LP
 D. E. Shaw & Co. LP Investment ManagersFinance DESCO employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative tools to uncover independent, hard-to-find sources of return across global public and private markets. Their investment activities may be divided into three broad categories—systematic strategies based on quantitative and computational techniques, discretionary strategies based primarily on human analysis, and hybrid strategies that combine systematic and discretionary approaches to investing. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Michael Kharitonov
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30
1st degree connections
7
1st degree companies
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Linked companies
| Private companies | 7 |
|---|---|
D. E. Shaw & Co. LP
D. E. Shaw & Co. LP Investment ManagersFinance DESCO employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative tools to uncover independent, hard-to-find sources of return across global public and private markets. Their investment activities may be divided into three broad categories—systematic strategies based on quantitative and computational techniques, discretionary strategies based primarily on human analysis, and hybrid strategies that combine systematic and discretionary approaches to investing. | Finance |
Netli, Inc.
Netli, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides Internet infrastructure services | Technology Services |
Scorpius Holdings, Inc.
 Scorpius Holdings, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Engages in development and commercialization of therapies | Health Technology |
Voleon Capital Management LP
Voleon Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Voleon implements one or more quantitative-based strategies utilizing a variety of asset classes and financial instruments. The firm uses a range of quantitative tools to seek to identify profit opportunities, to construct portfolios in a cost-efficient manner, and to manage the overall risk of the funds’ portfolios. They combine an academic approach to research with an emphasis on scalability and risk management to deliver cutting-edge technology at the forefront of the finance industry. | Finance |
Stanford University
 Stanford University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
University of California, Berkeley
 University of California, Berkeley Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Voleon Institutional Strategies International Ltd.
Voleon Institutional Strategies International Ltd. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Hedge Fund | Miscellaneous |
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