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AJ Jena

Investor

Research Associate at Global Millennial Capital

United States

About

Supports thesis development across the firm's four investment themes with a focus on blockchain and programmable liquidity. A former policy researcher, he publishes on open-banking and digital-asset regulation.

Experience

  1. Indian Institute of Management BangaloreResearch Associate2024 — 2025Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  2. Harvard Business SchoolResearch Associate2023 — 2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  3. The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessResearch Assistant2022 — 2023Chicago, Illinois, United States
  4. The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessTeaching Assistant2022Chicago, Illinois, United States
  5. The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessTeaching Assistant2022Chicago, Illinois, United States
  6. Cboe Global MarketsDerivatives Strategy Analyst Intern2022Chicago, Illinois, United States
  7. Indian Statistical Institute, KolkataSummer Research Assistant2019Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Education

  1. UCLA Anderson School of ManagementDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Finance
  2. University of ChicagoMaster of Science - MS, Financial Mathematics
  3. Harvard UniversityNon-Degree Student, Computer Science
  4. SP Jain School of Global Management - Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore & SydneyBachelor of Science - BS, Data Science

Skills & more

Machine Learning6Data Science5EconometricsStatistical ModelingResearch1Quantitative ResearchQuantitative FinanceUniversity TeachingPortfolio OptimizationTime Series AnalysisFinTechData Engineering
+8 morePython (Programming Language)R (Programming Language)LaTeXSQLQuantitative DevelopmentResearch CollaborationLeadershipPublic Speaking

Languages English · Hindi · Mathematics

From AJ's professional profile.

Colleagues at Global Millennial Capital

Andreea Danila
Founder and General Partner at Global Millennial Capital
Ankur Agrawal
Strategic Advisor at Global Millennial Capital
Audrey Harris
Investor Relations Associate at Global Millennial Capital
Awais Khan
Advisory Board Member at Global Millennial Capital
Hatem Hachica
Advisory Board Member at Global Millennial Capital
Henry Sun
Investment Associate at Global Millennial Capital
Jonah Zand
Research Collaborator at Global Millennial Capital
Joshua Schoen
Investor – SaaS and Fintech at Global Millennial Capital

Frequently asked questions

Where does AJ Jena work?
AJ Jena is Research Associate at Global Millennial Capital.

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