Data Minds - Chaos to Clarity: Leveraging Data in a Volatile Market | May 4, 2023 [Recording Available]

While the US was able to avoid a recession that many experts predicted for the first quarter of this year, investors could not steer clear of volatile swings in the stock market. Volatility brought about by inflation, rising interest rates and a regional banking rout don't appear to be going anywhere as we enter the second half of the year. During this Data Minds session, capital markets experts will weigh in on how best to source and utilize data in volatile markets to help you outperform your benchmark.

Moderator

Chris Petrescu

Founder of CP Capital
Formerly at ExodusPoint and WorldQuant

Chris founded CP Capital to bring Data Strategy as a Service to the financial world. Chris was previously Head of Data Strategy at ExodusPoint Capital Management, where he managed global data sourcing and strategic enterprise data efforts across both quantitative and discretionary teams across all asset classes.

Panelists

Jess Stauth

Chief Investment Officer
Fidelity Investments

Jessica is responsible for the oversight of Fidelity Labs' systematic equity and research teams, and for driving strategic initiatives that contribute to investment performance. Previously, she was Managing Director of Portfolio Management at Fidelity, and held senior quant strategy roles at Quantopian and Thomson Reuters (now Refinitiv).

Nick Colas

Co-Founder
DataTrek Research

With over 30 years of experience in the industry, Nick is a recognized Wall Street veteran specializing in equity research, investment banking and money management. In his previous position as Chief Market Strategist at ConvergEx Group (acquired by Cowen in 2017), he authored the firm's Morning Markets Briefing, a publication well received by thousands of Wall Street professionals. Nick appears regularly on CNBC and Bloomberg and is widely quoted in the financial press.

Sam Livingstone

Head of Data Science & Data Engineering
Jupiter Asset Management

Sam is the Head of Data Science & Data Engineering at Jupiter Asset Management. Previously, he was a data scientist in Global Equities at Citadel. Prior to that, he worked as a quant researcher sitting on the quantitative equity products investment desk at Schroders, as a quant analyst at Willis Towers Watson after beginning his career as a sales trader at IG Group in 2010.

Rich Brown

Formerly Head of Data Management
Citadel

Most recently, Rich was responsible for overall sourcing, procurement, and management of third-party data and research services supporting Citadel's investment and trading strategies. Prior to Citadel, Rich was Managing Director of Market Data at Schonfeld Strategic Techworx and before his buy-side experience, Rich ran the quantitative and event-driven trading solutions portfolio for Thomson Reuters.