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.
He is Co-Founder of the firm.
His career spans quantitative finance, scientific research, engineering and general management.
Dr. Kharitonov’s 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 founding Voleon, he 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 Capital Management LP, do-business as The Voleon Group (Voleon), is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Berkeley, California. The firm was co-founded in 2007 by Michael Kharitonov and Jon McAuliffe. Voleon provides advisory services on a discretionary basis to pooled investment vehicles, which are private investment funds. | Chief Executive Officer | 01/01/2007 |
Voleon Institutional Strategies International Ltd.
 Voleon Institutional Strategies International Ltd. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Voleon Institutional Strategies International Ltd. The firm’s business is Pooled Investment Fund. The company was founded by in and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA. | 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 Netli, Inc. provides Internet infrastructure services. Its products include netlilightning, netlioffload, netliview, and netlicontinuity. The company was founded in 1999 by Adam J. Grove & Michael Kharitonov and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA | Founder | - |
D. E. Shaw & Co. LP
 D. E. Shaw & Co. LP Investment ManagersFinance D. E. Shaw & Co. LP (DESCO) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1992 by David Elliot Shaw. DESCO serves as the managing member, manager and/or investment advisor of certain entities in the D. E. Shaw Group and provides investment advice to a number of affiliated hedge funds and other entities. The investor base of the funds includes institutional investors and other highly sophisticated, high-net worth participants. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Michael Kharitonov
| Stanford University | Doctorate Degree |
| University of California, Berkeley | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| SCORPIUS HOLDINGS, INC. | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 4 |
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D. E. Shaw & Co. LP
D. E. Shaw & Co. LP Investment ManagersFinance D. E. Shaw & Co. LP (DESCO) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1992 by David Elliot Shaw. DESCO serves as the managing member, manager and/or investment advisor of certain entities in the D. E. Shaw Group and provides investment advice to a number of affiliated hedge funds and other entities. The investor base of the funds includes institutional investors and other highly sophisticated, high-net worth participants. | Finance |
Netli, Inc.
Netli, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Netli, Inc. provides Internet infrastructure services. Its products include netlilightning, netlioffload, netliview, and netlicontinuity. The company was founded in 1999 by Adam J. Grove & Michael Kharitonov and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA | Technology Services |
Voleon Capital Management LP
Voleon Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Voleon Capital Management LP, do-business as The Voleon Group (Voleon), is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Berkeley, California. The firm was co-founded in 2007 by Michael Kharitonov and Jon McAuliffe. Voleon provides advisory services on a discretionary basis to pooled investment vehicles, which are private investment funds. | Finance |
Voleon Institutional Strategies International Ltd.
Voleon Institutional Strategies International Ltd. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Voleon Institutional Strategies International Ltd. The firm’s business is Pooled Investment Fund. The company was founded by in and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA. | Miscellaneous |
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