Valentin Zhigulin

Valentin Zhigulin is an accomplished finance professional with extensive experience in quantitative investing and research. Currently serving as the Chief Investment Officer at Nexyst Digital, Valentin has a strong background involving roles such as Proprietary Trader at Digital Assets and Director of Research / Futures Portfolio Manager at Acrospire Investment Management, where leadership in futures trading with a notable Sharpe ratio was demonstrated. Previous positions include Quantitative Portfolio Manager at Visium Asset Management and High Frequency Quantitative Researcher at Citadel Investment Group, among others. Valentin's academic accolades include a PhD in Physics and Neuroscience from Caltech and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, specializing in machine learning and deep neural networks.