Alex Taranoff

Alex Taranoff is currently a Financial Engineer at MerQube, where responsibilities include modeling, creating, backtesting, and launching new index strategies across various asset classes. Previously, Alex served as a Big Data Investment Analysis Course Assistant at Columbia University, where duties involved developing and grading assignments and providing student support. As a Quantitative Analyst Intern at Massar Capital Management, LP, Alex utilized machine learning algorithms to design an inflation-resistant portfolio, while a data scientist intern at GMF Assurances focused on creating a comprehensive insurance contracts database, significantly improving compilation time. Alex holds a Master's degree in Financial Engineering from Columbia University and a Master's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Machine Learning, and Quantitative Finance from ENSAE Paris, complemented by a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Physics.