Axel Blanc

Axel Blanc is an experienced Rates Algo Trader currently employed at Citi since January 2023, following a tenure at Societe Generale from June 2020 to October 2022 where Axel focused on systematic strategies and electronic market making on EGBs. Prior to this, Axel worked as a Credit Algo Trader and engaged in quantitative trading at Societe Generale. Axel's background includes a short-term role at The World Bank in early 2019, studying and implementing machine learning methods to automate city mapping in Africa, as well as a position as a Machine Learning Engineer at Sfara, where Axel developed an algorithm to differentiate between drivers and passengers using mobile phone data. An internship at the European Space Agency in 2017 further supplements Axel’s diverse skill set. Axel holds a Master's degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from ISAE-SUPAERO and completed a Mathematics and Physics program at Lycée La Martinière Monplaisir.