The Citadel Securities Mafia
20 people came through Citadel Securities and went on to found or lead other companies.
Ben LernerFinancial Technology InternFounded Espresso AI +1Konstantine BuhlerPartner @ First Outside Investment and BeyondFounded Listen LabsEshaan MoorjaniInternFounded Vango AIKhalil MiriTrading InternFounded InQueryAkshay ChalanaSystems Software EngineerFounded Saphira AIBrian ModelQuantitative Developer internFounded Thunder ComputeAbhinav SinhaQuantitative TradingFounded Lucidic AIAndy LiangSoftware EngineeringFounded Lucidic AICarlos GeorgescuSoftware EngineerFounded AfterQueryDaniel AjayiDiscover Citadel FellowFounded SorceRobert XuSoftware EngineerFounded FernEthan PronevSoftware Engineer InternFounded ApproximaBryan ChungDiscover Citadel SecuritiesFounded InsurfRoman YanushevskyiQuantitative ResearcherFounded TouchmarkBrandon K. SimQuantitative ResearchFounded Astrana HealthJasper ZhangQuantitative ResearcherFounded HyperbolicViswa KotraSoftware Engineer InternFounded Nodus ComputeBen AnandappaSoftware EngineerFounded Inner Peak AIDean HathoutFixed Income Quantitative TraderFounded MomentAndrew LiuSoftware Engineer InternFounded Daimo
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Citadel Securities mafia?
- The Citadel Securities mafia is the network of 20 people who came through Citadel Securities and went on to found or lead other companies, including Espresso AI, Listen Labs, Vango AI, InQuery, Saphira AI.
- Who is in the Citadel Securities mafia?
- Notable members include Ben Lerner (Espresso AI), Konstantine Buhler (Listen Labs), Eshaan Moorjani (Vango AI), Khalil Miri (InQuery), Akshay Chalana (Saphira AI), Brian Model (Thunder Compute), Abhinav Sinha (Lucidic AI), Andy Liang (Lucidic AI), among 20 tracked members.
- What companies did Citadel Securities alumni found?
- Companies founded by Citadel Securities alumni include Espresso AI, Listen Labs, Vango AI, InQuery, Saphira AI, Thunder Compute, Lucidic AI, AfterQuery, Sorce, Fern.
















