Quants worth following: Vivek Vishwanathan, Quantitative Portfolio Manager at BTG Pactual

"Quants worth following" is our latest interview series hosted by CEO and Co-founder of Databento, Christina Qi. In this series, we aim to highlight thought leaders in the quant trading industry that we believe deserve more recognition and recommend people to follow.

Vivek Vishwanathan is a Quant PM at BTG Pactual with over 17 years in the quant industry, driven by a quest to generate alpha. In this episode, Vivek shares insights on leveraging his background in business and economics in his career as a quant, career advice, and industry trend predictions.

Connect with Vivek on LinkedIn where he shares his thoughts on predicting return and building optimized portfolios: www.linkedin.com/in/vivek-viswanathan-phd/

Read the blog here: to.dbn.to/VivekV

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
2:22 - Day-to-day at BTG Pactual
3:37 - Resources (podcasts, newsletters)
4:51 - Career advice
10:44 - Industry trend predictions

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