About
Alex is a three-time technology founder whose fintech company exited for an eight-figure sum. A former professional athlete and hedge fund quant, he went on to lead technology at a marketing agency, where he encountered the difficulty of scaling ad creative production.
CEO at Lucent
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Experience
- falProduct Engineercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- LucentCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Entrepreneurs FirstEntrepreneur in Residence2024 — 2025London
- Orderit AICo-Founder2023 — 2025London
- Eisler CapitalQuant Trading Lead2022 — 2023Greater London
- Blockchain.comQuantitative Trader2021 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
- Blockchain.comEngineering Team Lead2020 — 2021London, England, United Kingdom
- Crypton HFTCo-Founder & Chief Technology Officer (acquired)2017 — 2022Greater London
- J.P. MorganAnalyst2017London
- Credit SuisseAlgo Trading Developer2016London, United Kingdom
- Imperial College Finance SocietyVice President2015 — 2016
- Imperial College LondonAcademic Year Representative2015 — 2016
- SingularLogicSoftware Engineer Intern2014Athens, Greece
Education
- Columbia UniversityMaster's Degree, Engineering & Management Science2017
- Imperial College LondonMasters of Engineering (MEng), Electrical and Electronic Engineering2013 — 2017
- University of OxfordSummer Program, Natural Sciences and Mathematics
- Hellenic American Educational Foundation Athens College - Psychico CollegeHigh School, International Baccalaureate2011 — 2013
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)5Machine Learning5Deep Learning4Leadership30Python (Programming Language)3Financial Modeling22Start-ups16Mathematics17Multilingual23Economics11FX Trading9Event Management9
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Public RelationsResearchMarketing CommunicationsRisk ManagementMarket ResearchMarketingC++MatlabMicrosoft OfficeGitJavaScriptC#Languages English · French · Greek
- Mensa Member — Mensa International
- Artificial Intelligence Course — CS50
- Trading Education Certificate — Imperial College Finance Society
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Alex Koumpas work?
- Alex Koumpas is CEO at Lucent.
- What companies did Alex Koumpas found?
- Alex Koumpas founded Lucent.
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