Leonid Baranov

Leonid Baranov has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Leonid'smost recent position was as a Quantitative Researcher at MarketAxess starting in March 2023. Prior to that, they worked as a Lead Data Analyst & Project Manager at Kraken Digital Asset Exchange from August 2022 to January 2023. Leonid also has experience as a Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Financial Management Analyst at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from July 2021 to August 2022. In 2020, they worked as a Global Finance & Business Management Summer Analyst at the same company. Before that, they were a Data Entry & Research Specialist at Igmanya Billing Service in 2019, a General Administration Assistant at Lendlease in 2018, and a Bilingual Election Poll Interpreter at the Department of Citywide Administrative Services in 2017. Leonid also served as a Constituent Liaison at the New York City Council from 2015 to 2017 and completed an internship at The National September 11 Memorial & Museum in 2016.

Leonid Baranov's education history begins with their high school diploma from Staten Island Technical High School, which they obtained from 2013 to 2017. Following this, they pursued a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Actuarial Science and Finance at NYU Stern School of Business from 2017 to 2021. In 2019, they also studied at New York University in Prague, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business degree specializing in Actuarial Science and Finance.

In terms of additional certifications, Leonid obtained various qualifications. In 2021, they achieved the Financial Mathematics Actuarial Exam (Exam FM) from the Society of Actuaries. Prior to this, in 2020, they passed the Probability Theory Actuarial Exam (Exam P), also administered by the Society of Actuaries. Additionally, they obtained certifications in Data Science Foundations: Fundamentals, Excel: Advanced Formulas and Functions, and Python for Data Science Essential Training Part 1, provided by LinkedIn in 2022. Finally, in 2020, they completed the Excel 2016 Essential Training course through LinkedIn as well.