Lars Ter Braak

Lars ter Braak began their work experience in 2016 as a Teaching Assistant for mathematics at Technische Universiteit Eindhoven. In this role, they assisted Pre-Master and Bachelor students in primary courses for Industrial Engineering.

In 2019, Lars joined Deloitte as a Working Student in the Financial Risk Management department. During this time, they worked on machine learning for market data anomaly detection.

Most recently, Lars joined Robeco in 2021 as a Trading Researcher. In this role, they optimized equity block trades in crossing networks, modeled the market impact of equity orders, and developed an evaluation framework for VWAP execution algorithms.

Overall, Lars has gained experience in teaching, financial risk management, and trading research throughout their work experience journey.

Lars ter Braak holds a Master of Science degree in Quantitative Finance - Econometrics and Management Science from Erasmus University Rotterdam, which they obtained in the years 2019 to 2020. Prior to their master's degree, Lars completed a Pre-Master program in Econometrics and Management Sciences at Erasmus University Rotterdam from 2018 to 2019. Lars earned their Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology between 2015 and 2018. Before entering university, Lars attended Sint-Oelbertgymnasium from 2009 to 2015, where they received their VWO diploma with a focus on Natuur en Techniek. In addition to their formal education, Lars has a certification in Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE), although the specific details regarding when and where they obtained this certification are not provided.