Michael Botlo

Dr. Botlo is a co-founder and the former CEO of Quantbot Technologies, LP. Before 2009, he led the Electronic Product Development in the Global Market Division at Merrill Lynch. In this role, he was responsible for the implementation of the automated trading vision across liquid asset classes worldwide. Before joining Merrill, Michael was a founding member of the Electronic Trading Lab at Morgan Stanley. The group successfully developed the Firm’s electronic capabilities in Global Equities, from quantitative proprietary to algorithmic agency businesses. Michael holds Masters Degrees in Physics and Astronomy and a PhD in Experimental Nuclear Physics. He has spent several years as a research fellow at various nuclear research laboratories across the globe. Michael was an inaugural member of the CERN Alumni Advisory Board and currently serves on the Physics and Astronomy Advisory Council of the Johns Hopkins University.