Balyasny reshuffles AI team as research head moves into trading
Balyasny Asset Management has reshuffled its applied artificial intelligence team, moving its head of research into a trading-focused role within fundamental equities and recruiting two technology specialists, according to a report by eFinancialCareers. Peter Anderson, previously head of research for applied AI, has been appointed head of autonomous strategies within the hedge fund's fundamental…
Balyasny Asset Management has restructured its AI team, with its head of research, Peter Anderson, taking on a trading-focused role within the fundamental equities division. Anderson, who previously worked at Google and Credit Suisse, has been appointed head of autonomous strategies. To replace Anderson, Gearoid Murphy, a former senior researcher at Google's innovation lab X, has been appointed head of applied AI research.
Murphy, who has a PhD in evolutionary algorithms, will be based in San Francisco. Additionally, Balyasny has hired Itamar Kestenbaum, a senior AI engineer from Meta, as a senior AI engineer in New York.
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