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About
Rich Ahrens serves as Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer at Davidson Kempner, which he joined in 2023. He was previously Vice President of Engineering at Coinbase. He holds a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Experience
- Davidson Kempner Capital ManagementManaging Director, Chief Technology Officercurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Davidson Kempner Capital ManagementDeputy Chief Technology Officer2024 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- Davidson Kempner Capital ManagementHead of Investment Management Technology2023 — 2024New York, New York, United States
- CoinbaseVP of Engineering2022 — 2023New Jersey, United States
- State StreetSVP, Chief Information Officer - Global Markets, Enterprise Risk, and Compliance2019 — 2022
- Bank of America Merrill LynchManaging Director, Electronic Trading Technology2010 — 2013
- Barclays CapitalDirector, Head of US Equity Derivatives IT2009 — 2010
- Merrill LynchFirst Vice President, Equity Linked Technology2009
- Merrill LynchDirector, Equity Linked Technology2006 — 2008
- Lehman BrothersVice President2003 — 2006
- Cyber Technology GroupConsultant2001 — 2003
- Avesta Technologies, Inc.Development Manager1997 — 2001
- Coopers & Lybrand, LLPAssociate1996 — 1997
Skills & more
Electronic Trading78Equities54Equity Derivatives44Derivatives34Fixed Income14Investment Banking22Capital Markets20Market Data29Trading21User Interface Design14Options20Risk Management12
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Equity TradingFinancial MarketsLow LatencyFinancial ServicesReference DataFinancial RiskMarket RiskTrading SystemsXML- Series 99 — FINRA
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Colleagues at Davidson Kempner
Adam Perilman
Managing Director, Long/Short Credit at Davidson Kempner
Alex McMillan
Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer at Davidson Kempner
Alexis Pourchet
Operating Partner, DK Hawthorne at Davidson Kempner
Alison Horton
Managing Director, General Counsel at Davidson Kempner
Ambrish Singh
Managing Director, Asian Corporates at Davidson Kempner
Andrew Tan
Partner, Structured Credit at Davidson Kempner
Anthony Gonzalez
Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer at Davidson Kempner
Avram Z. Friedman
Executive Officer at Davidson Kempner
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rich Ahrens?
- Rich Ahrens serves as Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer at Davidson Kempner, which he joined in 2023. He was previously Vice President of Engineering at Coinbase. He holds a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
- Where does Rich Ahrens work?
- Rich Ahrens is Managing Director, Chief Technology Officer at Davidson Kempner.
- Where did Rich Ahrens go to school?
- Rich Ahrens studied at The Wharton School (BSE, Information Systems).
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