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414 people in our graph share verified history with John — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Wesley ChanunlockedJohn: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1998–2001)
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John: together at Citadel Investment Group
About
Built the first version of Caladan over a weekend. Previously a portfolio manager at Tower Research Capital and quant researcher at Citadel; studied computer science at MIT.
Experience
- Caladan (prev AlphaLab Capital)Founder & CEOcurrent2017 — presentSingapore
- Data Science and FinTechSpeaker & Thought Leadercurrent2016 — presentSingapore
- frame.aiCo-Founder & MD of APAC2016 — 2017Singapore
- Tower Research CapitalPortfolio Manager2011 — 2016Singapore
- Gelber Group LLCPortfolio Manager2009 — 2011Greater Chicago Area
- Citadel Investment GroupQuantitative Researcher2006 — 2008Greater Chicago Area
- AlphaSimplex Group, LLCResearch Scientist2002 — 2005Greater Boston Area
Colleagues at Caladan
Brian Burns
Executive Officer at Caladan
Eva Weng
Head of Investments at Caladan
Julia Zhou
President and Co-Founder at Caladan
Keith Tan
Head of DeFi at Caladan
Max Marley-Muray
Head of HR and Recruiting at Caladan
Michal Krasnodebski
Co-Founder at Caladan
Nigel Young
Chief Technology Officer at Caladan
Remi Colinmaire
Head of Options Trading at Caladan
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Gu?
- Built the first version of Caladan over a weekend. Previously a portfolio manager at Tower Research Capital and quant researcher at Citadel; studied computer science at MIT.
- Where does John Gu work?
- John Gu is Co-Founder and CEO at Caladan.
- Where did John Gu go to school?
- John Gu studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science); Wilde Lake High School.
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Shared employers
Also worked at frame.ai2
Also worked at Tower Research Capital17
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Also worked at Gelber Group LLC7
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Also worked at Citadel Investment Group126
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