Kevin Zhu

Former Citadel quant and Palantir software engineer who founded Algoverse, an AI research mentorship program; discusses his accelerated path into quant roles, reasons for leaving finance/tech, and building AI research education.

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Nov 27, 2025 • 1h 31min

#14: ex-Citadel Quant: The Exact Blueprint To Make $750,000/Year! (in 2026)

In this discussion, Kevin Zhu, a former quant at Citadel and a developer at Palantir, reveals his unconventional journey into tech. He shares how he overcame early struggles with innovative study methods and landed internships at top firms. Kevin dives into life at Citadel, revealing the intense work culture and contrasts it with his pivot to meaningful AI research at Algoverse, a mentorship program he founded. He also weighs the value of quant roles against personal fulfillment and warns about the imminent challenges of AI in society.

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