2 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
American mathematician and hedge fund manager — founder of Renaissance Technologies — whose Medallion Fund produced 66% annual returns before fees from 1988–2018 — the greatest investor in history by quantitative measure — who died in 2024.
American computer scientist who joined Renaissance Technologies from IBM in 1993 — becoming co-CEO with Peter Brown — and who became controversial for his political funding of Breitbart News, Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, and Cambridge Analytica.