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
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
Soh Hwa Jie
Head of Treasury and Operations 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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