Mikhail “Misha” Malyshev is founder and CEO of Teza Group, a

quantitative trading Mathematical finance, also known as quantitative finance and financial mathematics, is a field of applied mathematics, concerned with mathematical modeling of financial markets. In general, there exist two separate branches of finance that require ...

firm based in

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Education

Misha Malyshev attended the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, earning a

B.S. A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...

physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

and an

M.S. A Master of Science ( la, Magisterii Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree in the field of science awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. In contrast to ...

Theoretical Physics Theoretical physics is a branch of physics that employs mathematical models and abstractions of physical objects and systems to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena. This is in contrast to experimental physics, which uses experim ...

. After coming to the United States, Malyshev earned a

Ph.D. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is a ...

from

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest ins ...

Astrophysics Astrophysics is a science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena. As one of the founders of the discipline said, Astrophysics "seeks to ascertain the nature of the h ...

in 1998.

Career

Malyshev began his career in 1998 at

Bell Laboratories Nokia Bell Labs, originally named Bell Telephone Laboratories (1925–1984), then AT&T Bell Laboratories (1984–1996) and Bell Labs Innovations (1996–2007), is an American industrial research and scientific development company owned by mult ...

conducting research until 2000. He spent the next three years as a consultant with

McKinsey & Company McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm founded in 1926 by University of Chicago professor James O. McKinsey, that offers professional services to corporations, governments, and other organizations. McKinsey is the oldest and ...

. In 2003, he joined Citadel Investment Group and developed a quantitative trading business within the Quantitative Analytics group. He was appointed to the position of Managing Director and Global Head of High Frequency Trading; under his direction, the group made $1 billion in 2008. He resigned in 2009 and started his own firm. The move prompted Citadel to file a lawsuit in which Malyshev was required to pay a fine. Malyshev founded Teza Group and its affiliate Teza Technologies in 2009. He serves as CEO of the firm. He would later establish Teza Capital Management LLC, a registered investment advisor. Malyshev has also served as a contributing author to Smart Business Chicago.

Philanthropy

Misha Malyshev is a donor and sponsor for the Adler Planetarium. He serves on the board of directors of

After-School All-Stars After-School All-Stars (ASAS) is a national non-profit organization that partners with schools across the United States to expand the learning day for low-income children. It provides after-school programs. Currently, ASAS serves nearly 92,000 ...

and is on the advisory board of After School Matters. He is a member of the global leadership council for buildOn, where he has contributed money to fund the building of schools in developing countries.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Malyshev, Misha Princeton University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Russian physicists Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology alumni