Vaulting Through Childhood: A Unique Path to Equestrian Skills

Claudia Perlich joins us to discuss her work at one of the world’s largest hedge funds and how she got to work there, as well as her history of winning data science competitions.

In this episode you will learn:

• Life and work during the pandemic [2:23]
• Claudia’s history with horses and riding [8:28]
• Claudia’s work at Two Sigma [12:00]
• Claudia’s role on a daily basis [20:51]
• Tools of the trade [30:27]
• What Claudia looks for when hiring [36:37]
• What skills do future hires need? [40:32]
• Claudia’s history with data science competitions [48:22]
• Why work in finance and at Two Sigma? [1:00:19]

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