In this episode I speak to Jonathan Regenstein of Truist Securities, the first sell-side guest to have appeared on the podcast.In our conversation we discuss the various ways Truist fits into the alternative data ecosystem, and the cultural challenges of integrating a technology team into the financial world, among other things.Jonathan will be leading the conversation this Wednesday the 7th at 10am EST on the Alternative Data Weekly Interactive, join the group on LinkedIn for more details -https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9059921/ Finally a date for the diary for Londoners, we’ll be doing Alternative Data drinks near Barbican tube on July 22nd, details to follow and/or get in touch if you want to know more.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I speak to Chris Petrescu, former Data Strategist at WorldQuant and now founder at CP Capital.Chris is a familiar face around the alternative data world, and in our conversation we talk about the old days of sourcing datasets, how the data scouting and strategy market has moved on, and big trends for this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I speak to George Mussalli of PanAgora Asset Management. In our conversation, George and I talk about how the use of alternative data has become increasingly sophisticated since the early 2000s, when George first began integrating it into his investment strategies.Separately, please join us on Wednesday at 10am EST for our weekly interactive conversations around Alternative Data. Join our LinkedIn group here to find out more: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9059921/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I speak to Sayali Saste of Grandview Research.Sayali oversaw the production and publishing in 2020 of a document that has been highly influential in the Alternative Data space. The Grand View Research note valued the alternative data market at $1.64bn in 2020 and projected a 40% CAGR that would take it to $17.35bn in 2027.In our conversation, Sayali and I dug into the way that forecast was created.Separately, please join us on Wednesday for The Alternative Data Weekly Interactive. This week, Alexey Loganchuk and JP Gravitt will be leading a conversation around alternative data in private markets. More details can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9059921/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I speak to Jeffrey Ryan, former Citadel quantitative analyst and now Founder of Quant-at-large.In our conversation, Jeff tells me about how solving his own investing problems using R led him to writing new packages for the coding language. These ended up being used extensively by the wider R community and landed him a job in his home town of Chicago with the giant hedge fund, Citadel, where he spent seven years.Additionally, please join us on Zoom every Wednesday at 10am EST as we have an interactive conversation with various members of the alternative data community. This week, Evan Schnidman is with us to lead conversation around investing in data companies. Join this LinkedIn Group for more details - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9059921/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Abraham Thomas, co-founder of Quandl and a pioneer in alternative data, as he shares his incredible journey from experiencing war in Kuwait to thriving in the hedge fund world in Japan. He discusses the resilience gained from overcoming adversity and its impact on hiring practices. Discover how Quandl was born from the frustration over data accessibility, leading to innovative models that transformed financial data provisioning. Abraham also reflects on the future of alternative data and its growing significance in modern investing.

In this episode I speak to Michael Recce. Michael has had a varied career in the alternative data space, with a background in artificial intelligence academia and advertising technology before moving into the hedge fund space with Point72. Michael has created data science teams for a hedge fund, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, and the traditional asset manager Neuberger Berman, giving him a unique insight into the challenges involved, as well as a multi-perspective view of the alternative data scene.Separately, I have written a blog post about "The Past, Present and Future of Alternative Data", which can be found in the episode links. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I speak to Kelly Koscuiszka of the law firm Schulte, Roth & Zabel. Kelly is a specialist in all the legal matters surrounding the alternative data sector, and in our conversation we embarked on a tour of the regulatory horizon.During our journey we touched on insider trading laws, the hiQ-LinkedIn web-scraping case, privacy issues, and the best ways that alternative data buyers and providers can protect themselves in a shifting legal environment.Separately, I have written a blog post about "The Past, Present and Future of Alternative Data", which can be found in the episode links. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I’m joined by Elizabeth Pritchard, who is topping all the alternative data ‘people moves’ lists following her announcement as the new CEO at Bitvore.Elizabeth is well-established in alternative data. Having first entered this world as Global Head of Market Data at Goldman Sachs, she went on to co-found Crux Informatics and then White Rock Data. In our conversation we talked about her experience at Goldman, as well as some big picture thinking about the future of alternative data. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I speak to Gene Ekster of Alt DG. Gene has been in alternative data pretty much since the beginning, and he even has a claim to having named the sector for a Wall Street Journal article.In our conversation, Gene and I discuss the past, present and future of alternative data, as well as his data cleaning company Alt DG and his experience teaching alternative data at NYU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.