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David Elliot Shaw (born March 29, 1951) is an American billionaire scientist and former hedge fund manager. He founded D. E. Shaw & Co., a hedge fund company which was once described by Fortune magazine as "the most intriguing and mysterious force on Wall Street".
Learn about David Shaw, the self-made billionaire and former computer science professor who founded D.E. Shaw, a quantitative hedge fund firm. See his net worth, philanthropy, education, and personal life.
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D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. is a multinational investment management firm founded in 1988 by David E. Shaw and based in New York City. The company is known for developing complicated mathematical models and computer programs to exploit anomalies in financial markets.
The vast majority of his time is now devoted to his role as chief scientist of D. E. Shaw Research,LLC, in which capacity he leads an interdisciplinary research group in the field of computational biochemistry and personally engages in hands-on scientific research in that field.
Jan 18, 2018 · How David Shaw, a former Columbia professor, launched a revolution in finance with his computer-driven trading strategy and created a culture of geeks and misfits on Wall Street. Learn how D.E. Shaw influenced the markets, spawned the quant trend, and gave us Amazon.
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David E. Shaw is a computational biochemist and the chief scientist of D. E. Shaw Research. He is an adjunct professor at Columbia University and a senior research fellow at the D. E. Shaw group.
2 days ago · David Shaw is the founder and majority owner of D.E. Shaw & Co., a quantitative hedge fund with $60 billion in assets. He is also a researcher in computational biochemistry and a former teacher at Columbia University.
